# Maharajpur Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Maharajpur

Maharajpur is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,441 people in 734 households**, the 31st largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 3,441people (2011)
- 734households
- 65.1%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maharajpur

Of every 100 households in Maharajpur in 2011, 49 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maharajpur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**92%

Use banking services ****29%**

**24%

Television ****35%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Maharajpur?

■ Maharajpur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**939

Working population ****36.1%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 59.3% for women. 55% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 245 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 235 (19%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 485 (39%) · **■** Marginal 258 (21%)

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 Raiganj

- Tenahari3,512 people
- Lohanda3,511 people
- Piplan3,502 people
- Bhitihar3,501 people
- Tazpur3,313 people
- Chapduar3,277 people
- Mojgaon3,244 people
- Ratanpur3,239 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maharajpur?3,441 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maharajpur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maharajpur?65.1% (Census 2011)