# Maura Village, Gidhaur, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gidhaur, Jamui 

# Maura

Maura is a village in Gidhaur sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,163 people in 1,456 households**, the 6th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 7,163people (2011)
- 1,456households
- 55.7%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Maura PIN code and other codes

Maura falls in Gidhaur sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMaura
- Community development blockGidhaur
- Census village code259059

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Maura from nearby towns?

- Gidhaur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)24 km by road
- Jamui (nearest town)24 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Maura?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Maura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gidhaur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamui
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Maura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 23% of the 760 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Maura

Of every 100 households in Maura in 2011, 1 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Maura · ■ Gidhaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**86%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****37%**

**48%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****51%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Maura?

■ Maura · ■ Gidhaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988**

**956

Working population ****43.5%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 39.8% for women. 48% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 388 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,477 (47%) · **■** Household industry 893 (29%) · **■** Other work 124 (4%) · **■** Marginal 232 (7%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Gidhaur

- Patsanda9,353 people
- Sewa9,151 people
- Guguldih *7,698 people
- Gangra7,680 people
- Kundhur3,519 people
- Mahuli2,961 people
- Kolhua2,930 people
- Genadih2,813 people

[All 20 villages in Gidhaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/gidhaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maura from Jamui?24 km by road
- What is the population of Maura?7,163 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maura in?Jamui district (Gidhaur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maura?55.7% (Census 2011)