# Maura Village, Sonbarsa, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sonbarsa, Saharsa 

# Maura

Maura is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,017 people in 364 households**, the 48th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%.

- 2,017people (2011)
- 364households
- 58.3%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Maura PIN code and other codes

Maura falls in Sonbarsa sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKopa
- Community development blockSonbarsa
- Census village code226583

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?

- Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)40 km by road
- Saharasa (nearest town)40 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?

14 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 · 1 govt
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sonbarsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 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 74% of the 166 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maura · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****38%**

**44%

Television ****4%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**52.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**937

Working population ****40.1%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 45.1% for women. 46% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 28 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 173 (21%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 58 (7%) · **■** Marginal 535 (66%)

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 Sonbarsa

- Goalpura2,175 people
- Sirrahi2,171 people
- Agma2,058 people
- Pacharhi2,058 people
- Jamhra2,001 people
- Basnahi1,818 people
- Gazi Paita1,768 people
- Jhitkia Bhela1,765 people

[All 59 villages in Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Maura from Saharsa?40 km by road
- What is the population of Maura?2,017 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maura in?Saharsa district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maura?58.3% (Census 2011)