# Maura Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Maura

Maura is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **514 people in 103 households**, the 160th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 514people (2011)
- 103households
- 84.6%literacy
- 1,024females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maura

Of every 100 households in Maura in 2011, 43 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maura · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**21%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**86%

Use banking services ****26%**

**56%

Television ****23%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**942

Working population ****48.2%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 82.1% for women. 74% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 133 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (4%) · **■** Household industry 9 (4%) · **■** Other work 32 (13%) · **■** Marginal 64 (26%)

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 Polba - Dadpur

- Rasulpur525 people
- Mogalpur524 people
- Maheshwarpur522 people
- Khatni520 people
- Nezampur512 people
- Tarabihari498 people
- Malipara496 people
- Dhemua488 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maura?514 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maura in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maura?84.6% (Census 2011)