Village · Barharwa, Sahibganj # Maharajpur Maharajpur is a village in Barharwa sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand, PIN code 816119. The 2011 Census counted 2,666 people in 591 households, the 14th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%. - 2,666 people (2011) - 591 households - 54.8% literacy - 816119 PIN code ## Maharajpur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Maharajpur is 816119. Maharajpur falls in Barharwa sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 816119 - Gram panchayat Maharajpur - Community development block Barharwa - Census village code 359554 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Maharajpur from nearby towns? - Barharwa (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Sahibganj (district HQ) 60 km by road - Rajmahal (nearest town) 26 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Maharajpur? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Maharajpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Mogalpara - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Barharwa - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Barharwa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds 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 rice. About 75% of the 268 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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, 12 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Maharajpur · ■ Barharwa rural average - Electricity for lighting 12% 8% - Toilet within the home 16% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 84% 85% - Tap water 1% 3% - Drinking water within premises 10% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 85% - Use banking services 31% 38% - Television 10% 8% - Mobile phone 32% 32% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 32% 33% - Own their home 96% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Maharajpur? ■ Maharajpur · ■ Barharwa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 54.8% 56.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 979 963 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 978 961 - Working population 43.2% 42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.5% for men and 47.0% for women. 50% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 46 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 122 (11%) · ■ Household industry 7 (1%) · ■ Other work 532 (46%) · ■ Marginal 444 (39%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Barharwa - Bara Sonakar 2,911 people - Juhibana 2,864 people - Kotal Pukur 2,818 people - Madhuapara 2,766 people - Kotal Pukur 2,615 people - Harihara 2,520 people - Bindupara 2,519 people - Kankjol 2,501 people All 240 villages in Barharwa ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Maharajpur? 816119 - How far is Maharajpur from Sahibganj? 60 km by road - What is the population of Maharajpur? 2,666 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maharajpur in? Sahibganj district (Barharwa sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Maharajpur? 54.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/barharwa/maharajpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.