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About Maharaj Village

Maharaj is a small village in Unchahara tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 158 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378.56 hectares hectares.

Maharaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharaj village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Unchahara
Area (hectares) 378.56 hectares
Population 318
Male Population 158
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
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 Maharaj compares

By the 2011 count Maharaj is the 131st largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 378.56 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 949.

Getting to Maharaj

Maharaj is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maharaj 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 Maharaj from other places

Maharaj lies about 21 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Unchhera, about 11 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 Maharaj
Nearest railway station Unchhera 11 km
Nearest town Maihar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Unchahara 21 km
District headquarters Satna 21 km

Villages closest to Maharaj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharaj village had a population of 318. That makes it the 131st largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Maharaj village has 158 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharaj has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Maharaj covers 378.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maharaj falls under Unchahara tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maharaj is Unchhera, about 11 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 Maharaj.

Maharaj is about 21 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharaj is in Unchahara tehsil of Satna district. Unchhera is about 11 km away. Maihar is about 19 km away. Unchahara is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahrajpur (under 2 km), Jhiriya (under 2 km) and Pipra (2.4 km).

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

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