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About Maura Village

Maura is a mid sized village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 514, made up of 254 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.66 hectares hectares.

Maura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 51.66 hectares
Population 514
Male Population 254
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maura compares

By the 2011 count Maura is the 160th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 51.66 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Maura

Maura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Maura from other places

Maura lies about 17 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bamangachi, about 4.4 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 Bamangachi 4.4 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Polba Dadpur 17 km
District headquarters Hugli 17 km

Villages closest to Maura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Polba Dadpur 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 514. That makes it the 160th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Maura village has 254 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maura has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Maura covers 51.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maura falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Maura is Bamangachi, about 4.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maura.

Maura is about 17 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maura is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Bamangachi is about 4.4 km away. Bārāsat is about 6.8 km away. Polba Dadpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ati (under 2 km), Mahishdanga (1.7 km) and Nonadanga (1.7 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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