# Maharajpur Village, Purnia East, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/purnia-east/maharajpur/ Village · Purnia East, Purnia # Maharajpur Maharajpur is a village in Purnia East sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,505 people in 1,022 households**, the 6th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.6%. - 5,505people (2011) - 1,022households - 37.5%literacy - 938females per 1,000 males ## Maharajpur PIN code and other codes Maharajpur falls in Purnia East sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMaharajpur - Community development blockPurnia East - Census village code223512 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? - Purnia East (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)12 km by road - Purnia (nearest town)12 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? 11 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gulabbag - ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia East - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 3 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 **paddy**. About 74% of the 730 hectares of village land is sown, and 141 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, 12 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Maharajpur · ■ Purnia East rural average Electricity for lighting ****12%** **22% Toilet within the home ****5%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **87% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****17%** **22% Television ****6%** **12% Mobile phone ****35%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **31% Own their home ****99%** **97% 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 · ■ Purnia East rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****37.5%** **49.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950** **968 Working population ****31.3%** **33.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 46.2% for men and 28.1% for women. 46% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 289 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 597 (35%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (3%) · **■** Marginal 786 (46%) 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 Purnia East - Lalganj11,045 people - Rampur7,086 people - Kavaia6,430 people - Raziganj6,361 people - Mahendrapur5,444 people - Kathua5,075 people - Kishunpur4,352 people - Pokharia4,291 people [All 83 villages in Purnia East](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/purnia-east/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Maharajpur from Purnia?12 km by road - What is the population of Maharajpur?5,505 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maharajpur in?Purnia district (Purnia East sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Maharajpur?37.5% (Census 2011)