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About Maharaj Nagar Village

Maharaj Nagar is a mid sized village in Neturia tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 517, made up of 272 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maharaj Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharaj Nagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Neturia
Pincode 723133
Area (hectares) 137.08 hectares
Population 517
Male Population 272
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maharaj Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Maharaj Nagar is the 59th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 137.08 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Maharaj Nagar

Maharaj Nagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maharaj Nagar as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kuthibari, Lakhyabad, Lakshanpur and Lalpur. 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 Maharaj Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharaj Nagar village had a population of 517. That makes it the 59th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Maharaj Nagar village has 272 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharaj Nagar has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Maharaj Nagar is 723133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maharaj Nagar covers 137.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maharaj Nagar falls under Neturia tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Maharaj Nagar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maharaj Nagar.

Maharaj Nagar is in Neturia tehsil of Puruliya 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 Maharaj Nagar today is likely to be higher.

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