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About Mauru Village

Mauru is a small village in Naina Devi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 211, made up of 104 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mauru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mauru village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Naina Devi
Pincode 174310
Area (hectares) 105.85 hectares
Population 211
Male Population 104
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mauru compares

By the 2011 count Mauru is the 73rd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 320 residents. Its 105.85 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Mauru

Mauru is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mauru as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Mauru from other places

Mauru lies about 16 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 7.5 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 Mauru
Nearest railway station Belha 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Naina Devi 16 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 16 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 16 km

Villages closest to Mauru

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

Common questions about Mauru

As per the Census of India 2011, Mauru village had a population of 211. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 320 residents.

Mauru village has 104 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mauru has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Mauru is 174310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mauru covers 105.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mauru falls under Naina Devi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mauru is Belha, about 7.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mauru.

Mauru is about 16 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mauru is in Naina Devi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Belha is about 7.5 km away. Naina Devi is about 16 km away. Bilaspur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jandauri (6.6 km), Rauna (8.5 km) and Jeora (11 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mauru today is likely to be higher.

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