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About Maharajganj Village

Maharajganj is a large village in Bada Malhera tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,075, made up of 2,162 males and 1,913 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2289.04 hectares hectares.

Maharajganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharajganj village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bada Malhera
Area (hectares) 2289.04 hectares
Population 4,075
Male Population 2,162
Female Population 1,913
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maharajganj compares

By the 2011 count Maharajganj is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 2289.04 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Maharajganj

Maharajganj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maharajganj as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maharajganj from other places

Maharajganj lies about 45 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Tila, about 29 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Maharajganj
Tehsil headquarters Bada Malhera 4.7 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 15 km
Nearest railway station Tila 29 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 45 km

Villages closest to Maharajganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bada Malhera tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Maharajganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharajganj village had a population of 4,075. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Maharajganj village has 2,162 males and 1,913 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharajganj has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 878.

Maharajganj covers 2289.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maharajganj falls under Bada Malhera tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maharajganj is Tila, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Maharajganj.

Maharajganj is about 45 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharajganj is in Bada Malhera tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bada Malhera is about 4.7 km away. Bijāwar is about 15 km away. Tila is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khatola (2.1 km), Dhorra (2.5 km) and Mankari (3.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Maharajganj today is likely to be higher.

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