Maharajganj district, Uttar Pradesh

Maharajganj is a district of Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 26,84,703 at the 2011 Census across 2,948 km². The figures below come from the Census of India and NFHS-5, each shown with its own vintage and its rank among Uttar Pradesh's districts and nationally.

Population
27 Lakh
Census 2011
Area
2,948 km²
Density
911
per km²
Literacy
52.9%
Census 2011
Sex ratio
943
females per 1,000 males
Amenities & Infrastructure
IndicatorValue
Clean Cooking Fuel202128.2%
Drinking Water Access202194.3%
Electricity Access201121.8%
Electricity Access202195.9%
Improved Sanitation202169.0%
Primary & Community Health Centres201162
Tap Water Access201146.5%
Demography
IndicatorValue
Birth Registration, Under 5202197.4%
Death Registration202154.2%
Population Under 15202128.4%
Scheduled Caste Population2011Male 2,54,426 · Female 2,38,5504,92,976
Scheduled Tribe Population2011Male 8,361 · Female 8,07416,435
Sex Ratio at Birth20211,056
Teenage Pregnancy, Age 15–1920214.0%
Women Married Before 18202120.8%
Workers2011Male 6,59,465 · Female 3,34,7889,94,253
Education
IndicatorValue
Females 6+ Who Ever Attended School202165.2%
Literacy2011Male 8,81,674 · Female 5,37,47014,19,144
Pre-Primary Attendance, Age 520213.2%
Women with 10+ Years of Schooling202130.7%
Women's Literacy202165.6%
Health & Nutrition
IndicatorValue
Adequate Diet, Children 6–23 Months20217.5%
Child Anaemia202170.1%
Child Overweight20215.0%
Child Stunting202142.3%
Child Underweight202133.4%
Child Wasting202125.0%
Exclusive Breastfeeding, Under 6 Months202167.8%
Iodized Salt Use202193.8%
Women Overweight or Obese, BMI ≥ 25202110.6%
Women Underweight, BMI < 18.5202128.0%
Women's Anaemia, 15–49202149.4%
Health Coverage
IndicatorValue
4+ Antenatal Care Visits202146.2%
Alcohol Consumption, Age 15+2021Women 0.2% · Men 12.2%6.4%
Breast Cancer Screening, Women 30–4920210.7%
Caesarean Delivery Rate20219.6%
Cervical Cancer Screening, Women 30–4920216.0%
Elevated Blood Pressure2021Women 15.0% · Men 15.7%15.4%
Full Immunization202170.7%
Health Insurance Coverage202116.2%
Institutional Births202196.3%
Menstrual Hygiene, Age 15–24202177.9%
Modern Contraceptive Use202152.0%
ORS for Childhood Diarrhoea202157.7%
Oral Cancer Screening, Women 30–4920211.8%
Out-of-Pocket Cost per Public-Facility Delivery20211,213
Tobacco Use, Age 15+2021Women 13.2% · Men 63.3%39.0%
Unmet Need for Family Planning202116.6%
Very High Blood Sugar, >160 mg/dl2021Women 1.9% · Men 2.4%2.2%
Population & Density
IndicatorValue
Population2011Male 13,81,754 · Female 13,02,94926,84,703
Population202035,07,340
Population Density2011911
Population Density20201,190
Railway
IndicatorValue
Distance to Nearest Railway Station16.1
Railway Line Density3
Railway Line Kilometres88.8
Railway Line Km per Million People33.1
Railway Station Density4.1
Railway Stations12
Railway Stations per Million People4.5
Railway Under Construction0
Roads
IndicatorValue
Four-Lane Highway Share10.0%
Four-Lane-or-Wider Highway Length14.6
Highway Length With a Recorded Lane Count145.4
National Highway Density6.7
National Highway Length198.3
National Highway Under Construction or Proposed0
National highways through Maharajganj
  • NH-NH-24
  • NH-NH-328
  • NH-NH-730
  • NH-NH-730S
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