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Maudaha
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Maudaha
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Maudaha
Maudaha (India)
Coordinates: 25°41′N80°07′E / 25.68°N 80.12°E / 25.68; 80.12
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Uttar Pradesh
Division Chitrakoot
District Hamirpur
Government
 • Type Municipal Council
 • BodyMaudaha Municipal Council
 • Municipal ChairpersonRaza Mohammad (BSP) [1] [2]
Elevation
120 m (390 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total40,003
Languages
 • Official Hindi हिन्दी
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
210507
STD Code+91-5284
Vehicle registration UP, 91
Website hamirpur.nic.in

Maudaha is a city and a Municipal Board in Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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History

Maudaha district participated in the elections of 1937 which were conducted under the Government of India Act 1935. In order to organize activities of the Congress in the district Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulana Azad visited Maudaha in 1937. With the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, however, the Congress ministries resigned on the issue of India's forced participation in it.[ citation needed ]

Government

Maudaha is one of four tehsils of Hamirpur district of Indian State Uttar Pradesh. The town had been recognized as one of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly's region until 2012. Maudaha is a Nagar Palika Parishad city divided into 25 wards for which elections are held every 5 years.

During the local body elections in December 2017, three Grampanchayats- Sichauli Purva, Ragaul and Fatteh purva merged with the Maudaha Municipality, formally called Maudaha Nagar Palika.

Geography

Maudaha is located at 25°41′N80°07′E / 25.68°N 80.12°E / 25.68; 80.12 . [3] It has an average elevation of 120 metres (393 feet).

Climate

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, [4] the Maudaha Nagar Palika Parishad has a population of 40,003 of which 21,266 are males while 18,737 are females. The population of Children with age of 0-6 is 5059 which is 12.65% of the total population of Maudaha (NPP). In Maudaha Nagar Palika Parishad, Female Sex Ratio is of 881 against the state average of 912. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Maudaha is around 868 compared to Uttar Pradesh state average of 902. The literacy rate of Maudaha city is 78.77% higher than the state average of 67.68%. In Maudaha, Male literacy is around 86.22% while the female literacy rate is 70.34%.

Maudaha Nagar Palika Parishad has total administration of over 7,152 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Nagar Palika Parishad limits and impose taxes on properties under its jurisdiction.

Religion in Maudaha Town (2011)
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
 
57.15%
Islam
 
42.40%
Christianity
 
0.19%
Others†
 
0.06%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (<0%), Buddhists (<0%).

Economy

The economy of Maudaha is mostly dependent on farming and the region is in a drought-affected area. There is no large scale industry in the city apart from a few small scale industries. The city however, has a growing private commercial sector, mainly retail businesses.

Hindustan Unilever , J.K. Cements , and Rimjhim Ispat Ltd. have factories in Bharua Sumerpur village, which is 15 km from Maudaha.

Transport

Road transport

The available multiple modes of public transport in the city are taxis, cycle rickshaws, auto rickshaws. National Highway 34 (India) passes through Maudaha which connects it to Kanpur and Sagar. Bundelkhand Expressway connects it to Agra, New Delhi and Chitrakoot. A district major road MD510B passes through Maudaha which connects it to Banda and Muskara. Apart from the long-distance services, there are many services to nearby places within the state. There are number of daily buses to Kanpur, Rath, Delhi, Sagar, Lucknow, Jhansi, Banda, in Uttar Pradesh and to many other states.

Railways

Maudaha is served by Ragaul railway station, a station, under the Jhansi railway division of the North Central Railway Zone. It is well connected by trains with cities like Kanpur, Lucknow, Bilaspur, Jabalpur, Raipur, Chitrakoot Dham (Karwi).

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References

  1. ↑ "2023 UP Municipal Election results". ECI Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "BSP's Raza Mohammad wins from Maudaha". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  3. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Maudaha
  4. ↑ Official census data of Indian city Maudaha as on 2011
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