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About Maura Village

Maura is a large village in Mohammadabad tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,382, made up of 1,193 males and 1,189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 233225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Mohammadabad
Pincode 233225
Area (hectares) 180.02 hectares
Population 2,382
Male Population 1,193
Female Population 1,189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maura compares

By the 2011 count Maura is the 75th largest of the 806 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents. Its 180.02 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Maura

Maura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 31 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Karimuddin Pur, about 5.9 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 Karimuddin Pur 5.9 km
Nearest town Rasrā 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammadabad 31 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 31 km

Villages closest to Maura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maura village had a population of 2,382. That makes it the 75th largest of the 806 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents.

Maura village has 1,193 males and 1,189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maura has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Maura is 233225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maura covers 180.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maura falls under Mohammadabad tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maura is Karimuddin Pur, about 5.9 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 for Maura.

Maura is about 31 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maura is in Mohammadabad tehsil of Ghazipur district. Karimuddin Pur is about 5.9 km away. Rasrā is about 13 km away. Mohammadabad is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amiraha (under 2 km), Subhani Pur (under 2 km) and Chakraj Sahi (1.6 km).

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

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