Maur is a suburb town of

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.It has a class II Municipal committee, located on the

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railway line, and the

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National Highway). Maur Mandi is about 35 km from

city.

History

The suburb town is said to have been founded by one Maur, a Jat of Mann sub caste. There exists a Gurudwara which is associated with the visit of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur, the ninth Guru of the Sikhs. It is said that the guru stayed here for a few days and got rid the villagers of a ghost. A fair is held here one very Amavas. The town is known for the manufacture of agricultural items. Government of Punjab has upgraded Maur from the status of sub-tehsil to Sub-Divisional headquarters in the year 2013. This is the fourth sub-division of Bathinda district, Punjab.

Geography

Maur is located at . It has an average elevation of 212

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).Situated on Bathinda Mansa road at a distance of 35 km from Bathinda, the district headquarters, Maur (also called Maur Mandi) is a railway station on the Firozpur - Bathinda - New Delhi railway line. It has become its own tehsil. It is well connected by road with the State headquarters, Chandigarh (187 km), Patiala (122 km), Talwandi Sabo (18 km) and Bathinda (35 km).

Demographics

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,http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_Town_Release_0300.xlsx Maur had a population of 31,849. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Maur has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 79%. In Maur, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

{{Bathinda district Cities and towns in Bathinda district