# Maharajpur Village, Kusheshwar Asthan, Darbhanga (Bihar)

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Village · Kusheshwar Asthan, Darbhanga 

# Maharajpur

Maharajpur is a village in Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **912 people in 169 households**, the 51st largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 912people (2011)
- 169households
- 51.2%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Maharajpur PIN code and other codes

Maharajpur falls in Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHairnagar
- Community development blockKusheshwar Asthan
- Census village code227857

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

## How far is Maharajpur from nearby towns?

- Kusheshwar Asthan (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)55 km by road
- Rosera (nearest town)24 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 Maharajpur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Maharajpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bagarhara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 10 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 Maharajpur known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and wheat**. About 90% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Maharajpur

Of every 100 households in Maharajpur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maharajpur · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**35%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****12%**

**29%

Television ****2%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Maharajpur?

■ Maharajpur · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.2%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**935

Working population ****43.2%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.7% for men and 39.9% for women. 45% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 59 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 139 (35%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 191 (48%)

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 Kusheshwar Asthan

- Majhiam1,058 people
- Sanichara1,048 people
- Geaspur973 people
- Dubaha917 people
- Pachhara Khurd880 people
- Laranch Bhadaul866 people
- Lodipur829 people
- Maibi761 people

[All 73 villages in Kusheshwar Asthan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maharajpur from Darbhanga?55 km by road
- What is the population of Maharajpur?912 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maharajpur in?Darbhanga district (Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maharajpur?51.2% (Census 2011)