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About Maharajpur Village

Maharajpur is a large village in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,351, made up of 1,774 males and 1,577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maharajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharajpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Gangarampur
Pincode 733124
Area (hectares) 61.62 hectares
Population 3,351
Male Population 1,774
Female Population 1,577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maharajpur compares

By the 2011 count Maharajpur is the 10th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 61.62 hectares work out to about 54 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

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 within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lalchandrapur, Latkeshabpur, Madhabpur and Madhya Raghunathpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 3,351. That makes it the 10th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Maharajpur village has 1,774 males and 1,577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharajpur has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Maharajpur is 733124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maharajpur covers 61.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 54 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maharajpur falls under Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Maharajpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Maharajpur.

Maharajpur is in Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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