About Maharajpur Village

Maharajpur is a mid sized village in Garbeta III tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,231, made up of 634 males and 597 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721253, 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	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Garbeta III
Pincode	721253
Area (hectares)	36.27 hectares
Population	1,231
Male Population	634
Female Population	597
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
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 41st largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 793 residents. Its 36.27 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

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 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 - 10 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 8.8 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Midnapore, about 6.5 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 town	Medinīpur	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Midnapore	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Garbeta III	8.8 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	8.8 km

Villages closest to Maharajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garbeta III 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.

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Common questions about Maharajpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharajpur village had a population of 1,231. That makes it the 41st largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 793 residents.

Maharajpur village has 634 males and 597 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharajpur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Maharajpur is 721253. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maharajpur covers 36.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maharajpur falls under Garbeta III tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Maharajpur is Midnapore, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 8.8 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharajpur is in Garbeta III tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Medinīpur is about 5.1 km away. Midnapore is about 6.5 km away. Garbeta III is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.