Village · Taljhari, Sahibganj
# Maharajpur Bazar

Maharajpur Bazar is a village in Taljhari sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand, PIN code 816115. The 2011 Census counted 643 people in 134 households, the 36th largest of 205 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%.
- 643 people (2011)
- 134 households
- 70.1% literacy
- 816115 PIN code

## Maharajpur Bazar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Maharajpur Bazar is 816115. Maharajpur Bazar falls in Taljhari sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 816115
- Gram panchayat Kaliyani
- Community development block Taljhari
- Census village code 358817

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Maharajpur Bazar from nearby towns?
- Taljhari (sub-district HQ) 31 km by road
- Sahibganj (district HQ) 21 km by road
- Sahibganj (nearest town) 21 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Maharajpur Bazar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Maharajpur Bazar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sahibganj
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sahibganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sahibganj
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Maharajpur Bazar known for?

The main crops are rice.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Maharajpur Bazar

Of every 100 households in Maharajpur Bazar in 2011, 43 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maharajpur Bazar · ■ Taljhari rural average
- Electricity for lighting 43% 13%
- Toilet within the home 39% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 61% 94%
- Tap water 4% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 43% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 19% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 80% 96%
- Use banking services 62% 27%
- Television 29% 7%
- Mobile phone 12% 17%
- Computer with internet 2% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 0%
- None of these assets 36% 58%
- Own their home 92% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Maharajpur Bazar?

■ Maharajpur Bazar · ■ Taljhari rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.1% 47.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 880 974
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 793 966
- Working population 29.9% 46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 57.3% for women. 50% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 32 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 70 (36%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 86 (45%) · ■ Marginal 3 (2%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Taljhari
- Jaskuti 709 people
- Sharidhab 693 people
- Paharpur 680 people
- Bhairobandh 670 people
- Bindin 623 people
- Mehdipur 612 people
- Jamni 608 people
- Udaypur 604 people

All 273 villages in Taljhari

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Maharajpur Bazar? 816115
- How far is Maharajpur Bazar from Sahibganj? 21 km by road
- What is the population of Maharajpur Bazar? 643 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maharajpur Bazar in? Sahibganj district (Taljhari sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Maharajpur Bazar? 70.1% (Census 2011)

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