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About Maharajganj Village

Maharajganj is a mid sized village in Sawer tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 600, made up of 289 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 456.22 hectares hectares.

Maharajganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharajganj village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Sawer
Area (hectares) 456.22 hectares
Population 600
Male Population 289
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maharajganj compares

By the 2011 count Maharajganj is the 103rd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents. Its 456.22 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Maharajganj

Maharajganj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maharajganj as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Maharajganj from other places

Maharajganj lies about 29 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Barlai, about 13 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 Sawer 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Barlai 13 km
Nearest town Dewas 19 km
District headquarters Indore 29 km

Villages closest to Maharajganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sawer 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 600. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents.

Maharajganj village has 289 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharajganj has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Maharajganj covers 456.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maharajganj falls under Sawer tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maharajganj is Barlai, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance for Maharajganj.

Maharajganj is about 29 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharajganj is in Sawer tehsil of Indore district. Sawer is about 4.2 km away. Barlai is about 13 km away. Dewas is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kudana (1.9 km), Ugam Khedi (2.3 km) and Jamodi (2.4 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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