# Maharaj Ganj Village, Ekangarsarai, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/ekangarsarai/maharaj-ganj/ Village · Ekangarsarai, Nalanda # Maharaj Ganj Maharaj Ganj is a village in Ekangarsarai sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,080 people in 173 households**, the 59th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%. - 1,080people (2011) - 173households - 68.0%literacy - 946females per 1,000 males ## Maharaj Ganj PIN code and other codes Maharaj Ganj falls in Ekangarsarai sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatAmnar Khas - Community development blockEkangarsarai - Census village code244882 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maharaj Ganj from nearby towns? - Ekangarsarai (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)33 km by road - Biharsharif (nearest town)33 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 Maharaj Ganj? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Maharaj Ganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ekangsarai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Aungari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)3 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 Maharaj Ganj known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 107 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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 Maharaj Ganj Of every 100 households in Maharaj Ganj in 2011, 16 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Maharaj Ganj · ■ Ekangarsarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****16%** **18% Toilet within the home ****20%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **75% Tap water ****0%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **93% Use banking services ****41%** **58% Television ****13%** **18% Mobile phone ****65%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****27%** **27% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Maharaj Ganj? ■ Maharaj Ganj · ■ Ekangarsarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%** **68.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087** **915 Working population ****45.3%** **38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 53.6% for women. 46% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 136 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 197 (40%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 130 (27%) · **■** Marginal 25 (5%) 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 Ekangarsarai - Madhopur Amnar1,187 people - Bala Bigha1,173 people - Pasanghi1,146 people - Saidpur1,101 people - Makhdumpur1,043 people - Bijokhari994 people - Mirzapur976 people - Rasalpur951 people [All 89 villages in Ekangarsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/ekangarsarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Maharaj Ganj from Biharsharif?33 km by road - What is the population of Maharaj Ganj?1,080 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maharaj Ganj in?Nalanda district (Ekangarsarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Maharaj Ganj?68.0% (Census 2011)