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About Maharajpur Village

Maharajpur is one of the larger villages in Kanpur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,973, made up of 4,248 males and 3,725 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1060.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maharajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharajpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Kanpur
Pincode 209402
Area (hectares) 1060.12 hectares
Population 7,973
Male Population 4,248
Female Population 3,725
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maharajpur compares

By the 2011 count Maharajpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents. Its 1060.12 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Maharajpur

Maharajpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Maharajpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 34 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Sirsaul, about 3.0 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 Sirsaul 3.0 km
Nearest town Kanpur Cantonment 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanpur 20 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 34 km

Villages closest to Maharajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanpur 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 7,973. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents.

Maharajpur village has 4,248 males and 3,725 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharajpur has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Maharajpur is 209402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maharajpur covers 1060.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maharajpur falls under Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maharajpur is Sirsaul, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Maharajpur is about 34 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharajpur is in Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Sirsaul is about 3.0 km away. Kanpur Cantonment is about 18 km away. Kanpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hathi Pur (under 2 km), Fatehpur Dakshin (2.3 km) and Fatehpur Uttar (2.3 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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