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About Maya Village

Maya is a mid sized village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,279, made up of 633 males and 646 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.95 hectares hectares.

Maya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Area (hectares) 179.95 hectares
Population 1,279
Male Population 633
Female Population 646
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maya compares

By the 2011 count Maya is the 121st largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 179.95 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Maya

Maya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Maya from other places

Maya lies about 43 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Harpalganj, about 18 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 Maya
Nearest railway station Harpalganj 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Badlapur 20 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 22 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 43 km

Villages closest to Maya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maya village had a population of 1,279. That makes it the 121st largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Maya village has 633 males and 646 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maya has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1043.

Maya covers 179.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maya falls under Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maya is Harpalganj, about 18 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 <5 km distance for Maya.

Maya is about 43 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maya is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Harpalganj is about 18 km away. Badlapur is about 20 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paharpur (2.0 km), Lohinda (2.0 km) and Asropur (2.1 km).

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

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