Skip to main content

About Maharajpur Kalan Village

Maharajpur Kalan is a large village in Laksar tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,367, made up of 1,250 males and 1,117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247671, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maharajpur Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharajpur Kalan village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Laksar
Pincode 247671
Area (hectares) 357.11 hectares
Population 2,367
Male Population 1,250
Female Population 1,117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maharajpur Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Maharajpur Kalan is the 33rd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 357.11 hectares work out to about 6.6 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 888.

Getting to Maharajpur Kalan

The census records public bus service for Maharajpur Kalan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kalan from other places

Maharajpur Kalan lies about 30 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Raisi, about 2.9 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station Raisi 2.9 km
Nearest town Mandāwar 22 km
District headquarters Hardwar 30 km

Villages closest to Maharajpur Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharajpur Kalan village had a population of 2,367. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Maharajpur Kalan village has 1,250 males and 1,117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharajpur Kalan has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Maharajpur Kalan is 247671. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maharajpur Kalan covers 357.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maharajpur Kalan falls under Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Maharajpur Kalan is Raisi, about 2.9 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 <5 km distance for Maharajpur Kalan.

Maharajpur Kalan is about 30 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharajpur Kalan is in Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district. Raisi is about 2.9 km away. Mandāwar is about 22 km away. Hardwar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahrajpur Khurd (under 2 km), Raghunathpur Urf Balawali (2.2 km) and Gangdaspur(Aht) (2.4 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All