# Maharajpura Village, Orchha, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Orchha, Tikamgarh 

# Maharajpura

Maharajpura is a village in Orchha sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,316 people in 282 households**, the 12th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%.

- 1,316people (2011)
- 282households
- 53.9%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Maharajpura PIN code and other codes

Maharajpura falls in Orchha sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNiwari
- Census village code456518

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

## How far is Maharajpura from nearby towns?

- Tikamgarh (district HQ)100 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 Maharajpura?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Maharajpura; 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 · 1 doctors
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhansi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jhansi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Maharajpura known for?

The main crops are **urad, tilli and wheat**. About 54% of the 547 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Maharajpura

Of every 100 households in Maharajpura in 2011, 52 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maharajpura · ■ Orchha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**7%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****26%**

**33%

Television ****26%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Maharajpura?

■ Maharajpura · ■ Orchha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.9%**

**61.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**875

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****798**

**859

Working population ****38.9%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 38.7% for women. 51% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 457 (89%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 42 (8%)

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 Orchha

- Kumharra Khas1,503 people
- Janoli1,438 people
- Rajpura1,422 people
- Jijora1,386 people
- Gujarra Khurd1,044 people
- Kari Pahari1,036 people
- Pratap Pura956 people
- Gujarra Kalan932 people

[All 34 villages in Orchha](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/orchha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maharajpura from Tikamgarh?100 km by road
- What is the population of Maharajpura?1,316 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maharajpura in?Tikamgarh district (Orchha sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Maharajpura?53.9% (Census 2011)