Maharajpur, Madhya Pradesh

Town in Madhya Pradesh, India

Maharajpur is a tehsil and a nagar palika parishad in Chhatarpur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

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 (1,483 ft).

Demographics

^{[needs update]}As of the 2011 Census of India,^[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 six years of age.

People

The current MLA from Maharajpur is Kamakhya Pratap Singh (Teeka Raja) who fought from BJP seat and won.

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 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.