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About Maharachha Village

Maharachha is a large village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,120, made up of 1,106 males and 1,014 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.16 hectares hectares.

Maharachha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharachha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Area (hectares) 249.16 hectares
Population 2,120
Male Population 1,106
Female Population 1,014
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Maharachha compares

By the 2011 count Maharachha is the 136th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 249.16 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Maharachha

Maharachha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maharachha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maharachha from other places

Maharachha lies about 46 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Kansrai, about 4.8 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 Maharachha
Nearest railway station Sarai Kansrai 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 19 km
Nearest town Phulpur 22 km
District headquarters Allahabad 46 km

Villages closest to Maharachha

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 Maharachha

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharachha village had a population of 2,120. That makes it the 136th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Maharachha village has 1,106 males and 1,014 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharachha has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Maharachha covers 249.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Maharachha is Sarai Kansrai, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Maharachha is about 46 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharachha is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Sarai Kansrai is about 4.8 km away. Handia is about 19 km away. Phulpur 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 Katehari (under 2 km), Champapur (1.6 km) and Chanethu (1.9 km).

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

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