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Maharajganj

महाराजगंज
Barhampur mandal
Pincode 802112
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Maharajganj is a village in Barhampur mandal, Buxar district, Bihar with a population of 437 across 68 households. It has a literacy rate of 51% and PIN code 802112.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Sangita devi
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LGD code
248007
Pincode
802112
Post office
Brahampur
Population
437
Households
68
Literacy rate
51%
Sex ratio
860 ♀/1000♂
Workers
205
Distance to district centre
142 km
Distance to mandal centre
103 km
Distance to Patna
85 km
Distance to Kolkata
555 km
Nearest railway station
Maharajganj · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
SDH Maharajganj · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Maharajganj compares

By population, Maharajganj ranks #54 of 104 villages in Barhampur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
51.0%
−4.4% vs mandal average
Maharajganj
51.0%
Barhampur mandal
55.4%
Buxar district
58.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
860
−62 vs mandal average
Maharajganj
860
Barhampur mandal
922
Household size
people per home
6.4
−0.4 vs mandal average
Maharajganj
6.4
Barhampur mandal
6.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Maharajganj at a glance

Maharajganj is a village of 437 people in 68 households (Census 2011) in Barhampur block, Buxar district, Bihar, the 54th-largest of 104 villages in Barhampur block. Literacy is 51%, 4 points below the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 860 women per 1,000 men. It lies 142 km from the Buxar district centre, 16 km from Ekma, the nearest town, under 1 km from Maharajganj railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 802112, served by Brahampur post office; the LGD village code is 248007. The nearest hospital or health centre is SDH Maharajganj, <1 km away. The sarpanch is Sangita devi , and the village votes in Fatuha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rama Nand Yadav. The population is estimated at 515 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Gahauna

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Maharajganj · this village43751%
Maharajganj · Banka2,11455%0 km N
Maharajganj · Naubatpur65150%0 km N
Maharajganj · Chapra6,14949%0 km N
Maharajganj · Banmankhi7,01636%0 km N
Maharajganj · Banmankhi2,72747%0 km N
Maharajganj · Kutumba4,36868%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Maharajganj

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
6
Power hours (winter)
5
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
DUMRAON
Distance to nearest town (km)
26
Distance to district HQ (km)
55
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
7
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Gahauna
Total area (ha)
59.4
Irrigated area (ha)
24.79
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Maharajganj

LGD code
248007
Pincode
802112
Post office
Brahampur
Population (Census 2011)
437
Population (projected 2026)
515
Households
68
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
860
Literacy rate
51.0%
Coordinates
26.10844°N, 84.50289°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Patna Sahib
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Fatuha
Member of Parliament
Ravi Shankar Prasad
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rama Nand Yadav
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Sangita devi
Block / Mandal
Barhampur
Getting there

How to reach Maharajganj

Mandal centre
Barhampur · ≈ 103 km
≈ 3 h 30 min by car · 4 h 10 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Buxar · ≈ 142 km
≈ 4 h 51 min by car · 5 h 45 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,175 people
Ekma · ≈ 16 km
≈ 33 min by car · 40 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna85 kmcapital
  • Kolkata555 km
  • Delhi772 km
  • Hyderabad1151 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMaharajganj<1 km
  • Hospital / PHCSDH Maharajganj<1 km
  • ATM / bankFINO PAYMENT BANK<1 km
  • Petrol pumpMS Sheeba Petrolium26 km
  • CollegeInter college, Sakarpura45 km
  • Police stationBarharia Police Station24 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Maharajganj

7 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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