# Maura, Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Maura

Maura is a village in [Midnapore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/midnapore/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **359 people in 78 households**, the 150th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 359people (2011)
- 78households
- 63.9%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maura

Of every 100 households in Maura in 2011, 97 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maura · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**18%

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

**5%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****8%**

**32%

Television ****27%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**968

Working population ****32.6%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 55.5% for women. 54% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 26 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 74 (63%) · **■** Marginal 12 (10%)

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 Midnapore

- Jamsol366 people
- Shiarbani365 people
- Sonakara365 people
- Michka362 people
- Nandagari359 people
- Keliamari353 people
- Gapainathpur333 people
- Malbandi330 people

[All 271 villages in Midnapore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/midnapore/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maura?359 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maura in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maura?63.9% (Census 2011)