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About Maura Village

Maura is a mid sized village in Chhibramau tehsil, in the district of Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,060, made up of 561 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.66 hectares hectares.

Maura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kannauj
Tehsil Chhibramau
Area (hectares) 198.66 hectares
Population 1,060
Male Population 561
Female Population 499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maura compares

By the 2011 count Maura is the 199th largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 198.66 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 879.

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. 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 24 km from Kannauj, and the nearest railway station is Gursahaiganj, about 6.8 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 Gursahaiganj 6.8 km
Nearest town Gursahāiganj 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhibramau 22 km
District headquarters Kannauj 24 km

Villages closest to Maura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhibramau 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 1,060. That makes it the 199th largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Maura village has 561 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maura has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Maura covers 198.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maura falls under Chhibramau tehsil of Kannauj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maura is Gursahaiganj, about 6.8 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 and private bus service as Available for Maura.

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

Maura is in Chhibramau tehsil of Kannauj district. Gursahaiganj is about 6.8 km away. Gursahāiganj is about 7.1 km away. Chhibramau 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 Bhurha (under 2 km), Tamiya Mau (under 2 km) and Induia Ganj (1.8 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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