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About Maharana Village

Maharana is a small village in Lunkaransar tehsil, in the district of Bikaner, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 228 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1212.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 334601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maharana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharana village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bikaner
Tehsil Lunkaransar
Pincode 334601
Area (hectares) 1212.32 hectares
Population 438
Male Population 228
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maharana compares

By the 2011 count Maharana is the 99th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,709 residents. Its 1212.32 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Maharana

Maharana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maharana as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maharana from other places

Maharana lies about 51 km from Bikaner, and the nearest railway station is Bamanwali, about 6.8 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 Maharana
Nearest railway station Bamanwali 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Lunkaransar 22 km
District headquarters Bikaner 51 km

Villages closest to Maharana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharana village had a population of 438. That makes it the 99th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,709 residents.

Maharana village has 228 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharana has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Maharana is 334601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maharana covers 1212.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maharana falls under Lunkaransar tehsil of Bikaner district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Maharana is Bamanwali, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Maharana.

Maharana is about 51 km from Bikaner in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharana is in Lunkaransar tehsil of Bikaner district. Bamanwali is about 6.8 km away. Lunkaransar is about 22 km away. Bikaner is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadheran (1.6 km), Jaisan (1.6 km) and Doodiwali (3.8 km).

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

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