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About Maharia Village

Maharia is a large village in Dhaurahara tehsil, in the district of Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,625, made up of 1,377 males and 1,248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262732, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kheri
Tehsil Dhaurahara
Pincode 262732
Area (hectares) 346.51 hectares
Population 2,625
Male Population 1,377
Female Population 1,248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maharia compares

By the 2011 count Maharia is the 75th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,912 residents. Its 346.51 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Maharia

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

Maharia lies about 26 km from Kheri, and the nearest railway station is Kheri Town, about 27 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 Maharia
Nearest town Dhaurahra 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhaurahara 26 km
District headquarters Kheri 26 km
Nearest railway station Kheri Town 27 km

Villages closest to Maharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharia village had a population of 2,625. That makes it the 75th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,912 residents.

Maharia village has 1,377 males and 1,248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharia has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Maharia is 262732. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maharia covers 346.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maharia falls under Dhaurahara tehsil of Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maharia is Kheri Town, about 27 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 Maharia.

Maharia is about 26 km from Kheri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharia is in Dhaurahara tehsil of Kheri district. Dhaurahra is about 16 km away. Dhaurahara is about 26 km away. Kheri is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aira (1.6 km), Gulariha Taluke Aira (1.6 km) and Bhatpurwa Khurd (2.0 km).

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

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