About Maura Village

Maura is one of the larger villages in Shankarpur tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 42,528, made up of 22,202 males and 20,326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4732.2 hectares hectares.

Maura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhepura
Tehsil	Shankarpur
Area (hectares)	4732.2 hectares
Population	42,528
Male Population	22,202
Female Population	20,326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maura compares

By the 2011 count Maura is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 11,802 residents. Its 4732.2 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Maura

Maura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Maura as Available within 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 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 24 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Bharopatti Station, about 23 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
Tehsil headquarters	Shankarpur	9.4 km
Nearest town	Chhātāpur	16 km
Nearest railway station	Bharopatti Station	23 km
District headquarters	Madhepura	24 km

Villages closest to Maura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shankarpur 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 42,528. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 11,802 residents.

Maura village has 22,202 males and 20,326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maura has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Maura covers 4732.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maura falls under Shankarpur tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maura is Bharopatti Station, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Maura is about 24 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maura is in Shankarpur tehsil of Madhepura district. Shankarpur is about 9.4 km away. Chhātāpur is about 16 km away. Bharopatti Station is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.