Village · Shankarpur, Madhepura # Maura Maura is a village in Shankarpur sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 42,528 people in 8,790 households, the 1st largest of 9 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%. - 42,528 people (2011) - 8,790 households - 51.1% literacy - 916 females per 1,000 males ## Maura PIN code and other codes Maura falls in Shankarpur sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Parsa, Rampur Lahee, Maura Jharkaha, Maura Kabiyahee - Community development block Shankarpur - Census village code 225905 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Maura from nearby towns? - Shankarpur (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Madhepura (district HQ) 28 km by road - Madhepura (nearest town) 28 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## 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 - ● Pre-primary school In village · 27 private - ● Primary school In village · 13 govt · 7 private - ● Middle school In village · 13 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Madhepura - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Madhepura - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Madhepura - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 1 h summer · 2 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Maura known for? The main crops are paddy. About 70% of the 4,732 hectares of village land is sown, and 2,151 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Maura Of every 100 households in Maura in 2011, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Maura · ■ Shankarpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 1% - Toilet within the home 8% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 92% 92% - Tap water 2% 2% - Drinking water within premises 50% 52% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 95% - Use banking services 28% 30% - Television 2% 2% - Mobile phone 41% 44% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 5% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 28% 29% - Own their home 98% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Maura? ■ Maura · ■ Shankarpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 51.1% 53.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 916 926 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 905 924 - Working population 47.2% 46.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.3% for men and 40.0% for women. 52% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 3,109 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 3,026 (15%) · ■ Household industry 412 (2%) · ■ Other work 769 (4%) · ■ Marginal 12,751 (64%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shankarpur - Jirwa 26,295 people - Behrari 10,013 people - Raibhir 9,576 people - Gidha 8,962 people All 9 villages in Shankarpur ## Other places named Maura - Maura · Village, Gidhaur, Jamui · 7,163 people - Maura · Village, Lucknow, Lucknow · 2,806 people - Maura · Village, Mohammadabad, Ghazipur · 2,382 people - Maura · Village, Rampur Naikin, Sidhi · 2,168 people - Maura · Village, Sonbarsa, Saharsa · 2,017 people - Maura · Village, Saluni, Chamba · 1,396 people ## Quick answers - How far is Maura from Madhepura? 28 km by road - What is the population of Maura? 42,528 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maura in? Madhepura district (Shankarpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Maura? 51.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/shankarpur/maura/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.