Village · Balrampur, Surguja # Maharajganj Maharajganj is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497107. The 2011 Census counted 4,519 people in 1,084 households, the 1st largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%. - 4,519 people (2011) - 1,084 households - 52.1% literacy - 497107 PIN code ## Maharajganj PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Maharajganj is 497107. Maharajganj falls in Balrampur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497107 - Gram panchayat Maharajganj - Community development block Balrampur - Census village code 432056 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Maharajganj from nearby towns? - Balrampur (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 92 km by road - Balrampur (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Maharajganj? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Maharajganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 8 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Balrampur - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Balrampur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Maharajganj known for? About 43% of the 1,133 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Maharajganj Of every 100 households in Maharajganj in 2011, 39 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Maharajganj · ■ Balrampur rural average - Electricity for lighting 39% 26% - Toilet within the home 1% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 90% - Tap water 3% 4% - Drinking water within premises 33% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 63% 66% - Television 4% 7% - Mobile phone 5% 14% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 48% 47% - Own their home 98% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Maharajganj? ■ Maharajganj · ■ Balrampur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 52.1% 56.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 970 970 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 859 965 - Working population 57.6% 51.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.6% for men and 42.6% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 390 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 999 (38%) · ■ Household industry 26 (1%) · ■ Other work 180 (7%) · ■ Marginal 1,006 (39%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Balrampur - Bhanora 2,412 people - Jarhadih 2,191 people - Sendur 1,978 people - Dumar Khola 1,938 people All 124 villages in Balrampur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Maharajganj? 497107 - How far is Maharajganj from Ambikapur? 92 km by road - What is the population of Maharajganj? 4,519 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maharajganj in? Surguja district (Balrampur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Maharajganj? 52.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/balrampur/maharajganj/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.