Village · Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon # Maharajpur Maharajpur is a village in Chhuriya sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491557. The 2011 Census counted 1,648 people in 320 households, the 11th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 1,648 people (2011) - 320 households - 69.1% literacy - 491557 PIN code ## Maharajpur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Maharajpur is 491557. Maharajpur falls in Chhuriya sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491557 - Gram panchayat Maharajpur - Community development block Chhuria - Census village code 440870 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Maharajpur from nearby towns? - Chhuriya (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 40 km by road - Chhuria (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Maharajpur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Maharajpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Baputola - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ramatola - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dongargarh - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Maharajpur known for? The main crops are paddy, horse gram and tivra. About 76% of the 846 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Maharajpur Of every 100 households in Maharajpur in 2011, 82 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Maharajpur · ■ Chhuriya rural average - Electricity for lighting 82% 84% - Toilet within the home 16% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 84% 88% - Tap water 42% 6% - Drinking water within premises 19% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 99% - Use banking services 80% 83% - Television 20% 21% - Mobile phone 23% 24% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 11% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 14% 18% - Own their home 95% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Maharajpur? ■ Maharajpur · ■ Chhuriya rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.1% 74.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 983 1038 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 960 1008 - Working population 57.5% 56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.5% for men and 56.6% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 552 (58%) · ■ Farm labourers 89 (9%) · ■ Household industry 4 (0%) · ■ Other work 110 (12%) · ■ Marginal 192 (20%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chhuriya - Kumarda 1,684 people - Charbhatha 1,666 people - Salhe Tola 1,658 people - Amgaon 1,656 people - Ghupsal 1,609 people - Godalwahi 1,585 people - Umarwahi 1,542 people - Bucha Tola 1,527 people All 218 villages in Chhuriya ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Maharajpur? 491557 - How far is Maharajpur from Rajnandgaon? 40 km by road - What is the population of Maharajpur? 1,648 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maharajpur in? Rajnandgaon district (Chhuriya sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Maharajpur? 69.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/maharajpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.