Maharajpur, Madhya Pradesh

Maharajpur
town
Maharajpur

Location in Madhya Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 22°37′N 80°24′E / 22.62°N 80.40°E / 22.62; 80.40Coordinates: 22°37′N 80°24′E / 22.62°N 80.40°E / 22.62; 80.40
Country  India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Elevation 452 m (1,483 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 4,264
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 471501

Maharajpur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Chhatarpur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Betel leaf cultivation was a source of revenue in the village.

Geography

Chhatarpur is located at 22°36′N 80°22′E / 22.6°N 80.37°E / 22.6; 80.37.[1] It has an average elevation of 452 metres (1482 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Maharajpur had a population of 21,532. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Maharajpur has an average literacy rate of 53%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 63%, and female literacy is 43%. In Maharajpur, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

People

The current MLA from Maharajpur is Bhanwar Raja (Manvendra Singh) who fought from independent seat and won. Later on become ally of BJP. Previously it was an OBC seat and Ram Prasad Ahirawr was former MLA.

References

  1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Maharajpur
  2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.


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