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About Maharajpur Village

Maharajpur is a mid sized village in Gaurihar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 683, made up of 375 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.05 hectares hectares.

Maharajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharajpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Gaurihar
Area (hectares) 240.05 hectares
Population 683
Male Population 375
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maharajpur compares

By the 2011 count Maharajpur is the 90th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 240.05 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Maharajpur

Maharajpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maharajpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Maharajpur from other places

Maharajpur lies about 65 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kabrai, about 20 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 Maharajpur
Tehsil headquarters Gaurihar 8.0 km
Nearest town Lauri 16 km
Nearest railway station Kabrai 20 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 65 km

Villages closest to Maharajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gaurihar 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 Maharajpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharajpur village had a population of 683. That makes it the 90th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Maharajpur village has 375 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharajpur has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 864.

Maharajpur covers 240.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maharajpur falls under Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maharajpur is Kabrai, about 20 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maharajpur.

Maharajpur is about 65 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharajpur is in Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Gaurihar is about 8.0 km away. Lauri is about 16 km away. Kabrai is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhapatiya (under 2 km), Laulas (1.9 km) and Baraha (2.5 km).

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

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