Maurha is a village and a

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Ballia district Ballia district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh, India. Ballia district is a part of Azamgarh division situated in the east of Uttar Pradesh. The main economic activity is agriculture. City is the district headquarters and commercial ...

in the

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. Its population is 555, per the 2011 Census. Maurha's nearest railway station is Belthara Road. During

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it was a

Taluqdar Taluqdars or Talukdar ( Hindustani: Devanagari: ; Perso-Arabic: , ; from ''taluq'' "estate/attachment" + '' dar'' "owner"), were aristocrats who formed the ruling class during the Delhi Sultanate, Bengal Sultanate, Mughal Empire and British Raj ...

i Maurha has an ancient temple of Lord Shiva on its outskirts, which is believed to have been constructed in the 16th century AD.

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Maurh (Taluk) Homepage with Pictures and Map
Cities and towns in Ballia district History of Uttar Pradesh Zamindari estates {{Ballia-geo-stub