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About Maun Village

Maun is a mid sized village in Narendranagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 716, made up of 324 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,210 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249175, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maun village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Narendranagar
Pincode 249175
Area (hectares) 134.98 hectares
Population 716
Male Population 324
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,210
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maun compares

By the 2011 count Maun is the 19th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 289 residents. Its 134.98 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Maun

Maun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maun as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Maun from other places

Maun lies about 37 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 7.5 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 Maun
Nearest town Rishīkesh 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Narendranagar 12 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 37 km

Villages closest to Maun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maun village had a population of 716. That makes it the 19th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 289 residents.

Maun village has 324 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maun has about 1210 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Maun is 249175. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maun covers 134.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maun falls under Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Maun is Rishikesh, about 7.5 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 village for Maun.

Maun is about 37 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maun is in Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 7.1 km away. Rishikesh is about 7.5 km away. Narendranagar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chiriyali Talli (under 2 km), Bhatoli (1.8 km) and Kharsh (1.9 km).

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

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