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About Maharajpur Village

Maharajpur is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 777, made up of 445 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 746 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.35 hectares hectares.

Maharajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharajpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Area (hectares) 112.35 hectares
Population 777
Male Population 445
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 746
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maharajpur compares

By the 2011 count Maharajpur is the 402nd largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 112.35 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Maharajpur

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

Maharajpur lies about 47 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Kansrai, about 6.5 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 Maharajpur
Nearest railway station Sarai Kansrai 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 17 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 22 km
District headquarters Allahabad 47 km

Villages closest to Maharajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharajpur village had a population of 777. That makes it the 402nd largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Maharajpur village has 445 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharajpur has about 746 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Maharajpur covers 112.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maharajpur falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maharajpur is Sarai Kansrai, about 6.5 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 and private bus service as Available for Maharajpur.

Maharajpur is about 47 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharajpur is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Sarai Kansrai is about 6.5 km away. Handia is about 17 km away. Gyānpur 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 Chak Mnohar (under 2 km), Deobara (under 2 km) and Koet Dakchin (1.8 km).

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

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