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About Maur Village

Maur is a large village in Khair tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,368, made up of 1,806 males and 1,562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 839.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Khair
Pincode 202137
Area (hectares) 839.82 hectares
Population 3,368
Male Population 1,806
Female Population 1,562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
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 Maur compares

By the 2011 count Maur is the 27th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents. Its 839.82 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Maur

Maur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Maur 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 Maur from other places

Maur lies about 48 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Khurja Juction, about 20 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 Maur
Nearest town Jewar 10 km
Nearest railway station Khurja Juction 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Khair 26 km
District headquarters Aligarh 48 km

Villages closest to Maur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khair 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 Maur

As per the Census of India 2011, Maur village had a population of 3,368. That makes it the 27th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents.

Maur village has 1,806 males and 1,562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maur has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Maur is 202137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maur covers 839.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maur falls under Khair tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maur is Khurja Juction, about 20 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 Maur.

Maur is about 48 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maur is in Khair tehsil of Aligarh district. Jewar is about 10 km away. Khurja Juction is about 20 km away. Khair is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagla Danda (2.9 km), Khera Kishan (3.0 km) and Vasera (3.1 km).

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

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