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About Maharaura Village

Maharaura is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,542, made up of 775 males and 767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maharaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Pincode 222139
Area (hectares) 83.47 hectares
Population 1,542
Male Population 775
Female Population 767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maharaura compares

By the 2011 count Maharaura is the 161st largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 83.47 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Maharaura

The census records public bus service for Maharaura as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maharaura from other places

Maharaura lies about 24 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kheta Sarai, about 3.0 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 Maharaura
Nearest railway station Kheta Sarai 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 9.2 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 9.2 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 24 km

Villages closest to Maharaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharaura village had a population of 1,542. That makes it the 161st largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Maharaura village has 775 males and 767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharaura has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Maharaura is 222139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maharaura covers 83.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maharaura falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maharaura is Kheta Sarai, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maharaura.

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

Maharaura is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kheta Sarai is about 3.0 km away. Shahganj is about 9.2 km away. Shāhganj is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khargipur (under 2 km), Khudavli (under 2 km) and Bara (under 2 km).

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

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