# Maharajganj Village, Barhampur, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barhampur, Buxar 

# Maharajganj

Maharajganj is a village in Barhampur sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **437 people in 68 households**, the 54th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%.

- 437people (2011)
- 68households
- 68.2%literacy
- 860females per 1,000 males

## Maharajganj PIN code and other codes

Maharajganj falls in Barhampur sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGahauna
- Community development blockBarhampur
- Census village code248007

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Maharajganj from nearby towns?

- Barhampur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)55 km by road
- Dumraon (nearest town)26 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Maharajganj?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Maharajganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kathar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Maharajganj known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 59 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Maharajganj

Of every 100 households in Maharajganj in 2011, 74 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maharajganj · ■ Barhampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****4%**

**60%

Television ****8%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Maharajganj?

■ Maharajganj · ■ Barhampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803**

**930

Working population ****46.9%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 61.4% for women. 51% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (29%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (18%) · **■** Marginal 80 (39%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Barhampur

- Ramgarh728 people
- Dhorhanpura688 people
- Kuawan673 people
- Nandpur559 people
- Parnahi369 people
- Ghanshampur353 people
- Jaipur350 people
- Kisagar338 people

[All 104 villages in Barhampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/barhampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maharajganj from Buxar?55 km by road
- What is the population of Maharajganj?437 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maharajganj in?Buxar district (Barhampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maharajganj?68.2% (Census 2011)