# Maharja Village, Nilambar-Pitambarpur, Palamu (Jharkhand)

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Village · Nilambar-Pitambarpur, Palamu 

# Maharja

Maharja is a village in Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822118**. The 2011 Census counted **423 people in 71 households**, the 72nd largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%.

- 423people (2011)
- 71households
- 81.4%literacy
- 822118PIN code

## Maharja PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maharja is 822118.** Maharja falls in Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822118
- Gram panchayatPipra Khurd
- Community development blockNilambar-Pitambarpur
- Census village code366594

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

## How far is Maharja from nearby towns?

- Lesliganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Medininagar (district HQ)26 km by road
- Daltonganj (nearest town)26 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 Maharja?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lesliganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 6 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 Maharja known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 85% of the 75 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Maharja

Of every 100 households in Maharja in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Maharja · ■ Nilambar-Pitambarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****94%**

**47%

Television ****22%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**46%

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 Maharja?

■ Maharja · ■ Nilambar-Pitambarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**65.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****847**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****568**

**944

Working population ****56.0%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 70.5% for women. 53% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 235 (99%)

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 Nilambar-Pitambarpur

- Chak495 people
- Kamal Keria492 people
- Goradihtoli466 people
- Harsongoa425 people
- Lohra412 people
- Cheri395 people
- Baraon Alias Tetardih379 people
- Dugila368 people

[All 118 villages in Nilambar-Pitambarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/nilambar-pitambarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maharja?822118
- How far is Maharja from Medininagar?26 km by road
- What is the population of Maharja?423 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maharja in?Palamu district (Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Maharja?81.4% (Census 2011)