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About Maharchikna Village

Maharchikna is a mid sized village in Lonar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,165, made up of 625 males and 540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 443301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maharchikna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharchikna village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Lonar
Pincode 443301
Area (hectares) 403.38 hectares
Population 1,165
Male Population 625
Female Population 540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maharchikna compares

By the 2011 count Maharchikna is the 46th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents. Its 403.38 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 923.

Getting to Maharchikna

Maharchikna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maharchikna as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Maharchikna from other places

Maharchikna lies about 60 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Paradgaon, about 56 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 Maharchikna
Tehsil headquarters Lonar 11 km
Nearest railway station Paradgaon 56 km
District headquarters Buldana 60 km

Villages closest to Maharchikna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharchikna village had a population of 1,165. That makes it the 46th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents.

Maharchikna village has 625 males and 540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharchikna has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Maharchikna is 443301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maharchikna covers 403.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maharchikna falls under Lonar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Maharchikna is Paradgaon, about 56 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Maharchikna.

Maharchikna is about 60 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharchikna is in Lonar tehsil of Buldana district. Lonar is about 11 km away. Paradgaon is about 56 km away. Buldana is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaparkhed (1.5 km), Khalegaon (2.2 km) and Bramhan Chikna (2.6 km).

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

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