About Maura Village

Maura is one of the larger villages in Gidhaur tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,163, made up of 3,753 males and 3,410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 760 hectares hectares.

Maura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jamui
Tehsil	Gidhaur
Area (hectares)	760 hectares
Population	7,163
Male Population	3,753
Female Population	3,410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maura compares

By the 2011 count Maura is the 6th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents. Its 760 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Maura

Maura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maura from other places

Maura lies about 14 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Gidhaur, about 5.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Maura
Nearest railway station	Gidhaur	5.4 km
Nearest town	Jhajha	10 km
District headquarters	Jamui	14 km

Villages closest to Maura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gidhaur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Maura

As per the Census of India 2011, Maura village had a population of 7,163. That makes it the 6th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents.

Maura village has 3,753 males and 3,410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maura has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Maura covers 760 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maura falls under Gidhaur tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maura is Gidhaur, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Maura.

Maura is about 14 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maura is in Gidhaur tehsil of Jamui district. Gidhaur is about 5.4 km away. Jhajha is about 10 km away. Jamui is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.