Village · Raipura, Panna
# Maharajganj

Maharajganj is a village in Raipura sub-district of Panna district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,425 people in 429 households, the 16th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.
- 1,425 people (2011)
- 429 households
- 66.6% literacy
- 963 females per 1,000 males

## Maharajganj PIN code and other codes

Maharajganj falls in Raipura sub-district, Panna district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Shahnagar
- Census village code 459473

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

## How far is Maharajganj from nearby towns?
- Raipura (sub-district HQ) 64 km by road
- Panna (district HQ) 89 km by road
- Panna (nearest town) 89 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Maharajganj?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Maharajganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pawai
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Panna
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 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 hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 5 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?

The main crops are dhan, wheat and chana. About 87% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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, 16 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maharajganj · ■ Raipura rural average
- Electricity for lighting 16% 31%
- Toilet within the home 2% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 95%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 3%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 10% 53%
- Television 13% 8%
- Mobile phone 45% 25%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 0%
- None of these assets 35% 49%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Maharajganj?

■ Maharajganj · ■ Raipura rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.6% 61.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 963 934
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 940 895
- Working population 55.9% 47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 54.4% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 205 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 90 (11%) · ■ Household industry 16 (2%) · ■ Other work 55 (7%) · ■ Marginal 431 (54%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Raipura
- Jargawan 1,601 people
- Adhrand 1,518 people
- Roopjhir 1,465 people
- Uncha 1,438 people
- Nandan 1,403 people
- Bamhori 1,385 people
- Khamaria 1,374 people
- Bari 1,199 people

All 109 villages in Raipura

## Quick answers
- How far is Maharajganj from Panna? 89 km by road
- What is the population of Maharajganj? 1,425 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maharajganj in? Panna district (Raipura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Maharajganj? 66.6% (Census 2011)

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