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About Maujgarh Village

Maujgarh is a large village in Abohar tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,994, made up of 2,148 males and 1,846 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1380.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maujgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maujgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Abohar
Pincode 152132
Area (hectares) 1380.46 hectares
Population 3,994
Male Population 2,148
Female Population 1,846
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maujgarh compares

By the 2011 count Maujgarh is the 30th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents. Its 1380.46 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, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Maujgarh

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

Maujgarh lies about 113 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Bakayanwala, about 8.9 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 Maujgarh
Nearest railway station Bakayanwala 8.9 km
Nearest town Sri Ganganagar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Abohar 22 km
District headquarters Firozpur 113 km

Villages closest to Maujgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maujgarh village had a population of 3,994. That makes it the 30th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents.

Maujgarh village has 2,148 males and 1,846 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maujgarh has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Maujgarh is 152132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maujgarh covers 1380.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maujgarh falls under Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Maujgarh is Bakayanwala, about 8.9 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 village for Maujgarh.

Maujgarh is about 113 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maujgarh is in Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district. Bakayanwala is about 8.9 km away. Sri Ganganagar is about 19 km away. Abohar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gidranwali (2.3 km), Jandwala Hanwanta (2.5 km) and Tutwala (3.7 km).

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

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