Country India District Chhatarpur PIN 471501 Elevation 452 m ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:IN | State Madhya Pradesh Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Vehicle registration MP Population 4,264 (2011) | |
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Weather 31°C, Wind N at 5 km/h, 21% Humidity | ||
Maharajpur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Chhatarpur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
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Betel leaf cultivation was a source of revenue in the village.
Geography
Chhatarpur is located at 22.6°N 80.37°E / 22.6; 80.37. It has an average elevation of 452 metres (1482 feet).
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, 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.