Maurਮੌਰ

Where is Maur?

Maur is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kartarpur, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and is served by the Mand gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030487, and it covers 87 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 24 people in Maur: 16 men and 8 women, living in 3 households, an average of about 8.0 people per household. Spread over its 87 hectares, the population density works out to about 28 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 500 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 10 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 14.29 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 18.75 per cent and women at 0 per cent. The census recorded 13 workers, about 54 per cent of the village. Of the 13 main workers, the largest group, 13, were agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

The 2011 record gives Maur a total area of 87 hectares, with no net sown area reported. About 87 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. The census recorded no cultivators of their own land in the village, but 13 agricultural labourers, who work on farms in and around the village.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Maur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Kartarpur, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhathe, Mand, Bhatija Randhawa and Wariah.

What is the population of Maur?

The population of Maur was 24 at the 2011 census, living in 3 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Maur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Maur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.