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About Maura Village

Maura is a small village in Midnapore tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 359, made up of 181 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Midnapore
Pincode 721102
Area (hectares) 116.14 hectares
Population 359
Male Population 181
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
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 Maura compares

By the 2011 count Maura is the 147th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 831 residents. Its 116.14 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Maura

Maura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maura 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. The nearest villages by name are Malkuri, Mandarbani, Manguchak and Manidaha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 359. That makes it the 147th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 831 residents.

Maura village has 181 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maura has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Maura is 721102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maura covers 116.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maura falls under Midnapore tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Maura notes the nearest railway station 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 Maura.

Maura is in Midnapore tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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