Maharajganj/ | |
Settlement Type: | Town (Nagar Panchayat) |
Pushpin Map: | India Bihar |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Bihar, India |
Coordinates: | 26.1075°N 84.5025°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Bihar |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Siwan |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdivision |
Subdivision Name3: | Maharajganj |
Subdivision Type4: | Block |
Subdivision Name4: | Maharajganj |
Government Type: | City council (Nagar Panchayat) |
Governing Body: | Maharajganj city |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 7.60 |
Elevation M: | 66 |
Population Total: | 24282 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Bhojpuri/, Hindi And ENGLISH |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 841238 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Maharajganj |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Maharajganj |
Maharajganj City Council (Maharajganj Nagar Panchayat) is a Nagar Panchayat (City council) located in Siwan district of the Indian state of Bihar.
India census,[1] Maharajganj was provisionally reported to have a population of 24,282 of which 12,471 are males while 11,811 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 3642 which is 15.00% of total population of Maharajganj (NP). In Maharajganj Nagar Panchayat, Female Sex Ratio is of 947 against state average of 918. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Maharajganj is around 972 compared to Bihar state average of 935. Literacy rate of Maharajganj city is 73.55% higher than state average of 61.80%. In Maharajganj, Male literacy is around 81.65% while female literacy rate is 64.96%.
Maharajganj Railway Station is connected to nearby Siwan Junction, which is connected directly to major cities. Duraundha junction connects with nearby cities like Siwan, Chapra, Patna, Varanasi, Gorakhpur and New Delhi. A new rail route from Maharajganj to Mashrakh has been completed and was inaugurated by the then union minister of state Manoj sinha in October 2018.[2] Maharajganj is connected by road to the nearby cities like Siwan, Chapra, Varanasi, Patna, Motihari many private and state transport buses provide other options.