# Maur Mandi

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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{more citations needed|date=October 2014}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Maur Mandi
| native_name             = 
| native_name_lang        = मौड़ मंडी
| other_name              = Maur
| nickname                = 
| settlement_type         = Town
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| pushpin_map             = India Punjab
| pushpin_label_position  = right
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| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in Punjab, India
| coordinates             = {{coord|30.08|N|75.25|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1       = [State](/source/States_and_territories_of_India)
| subdivision_name1       = [Punjab](/source/Punjab%2C_India)
| subdivision_type2       = [District](/source/List_of_districts_of_India)
| subdivision_name2       = [Bathinda](/source/Bathinda_district)
| established_title       = <!-- Established -->
| established_date        = 
| founder                 = Maan singh
| named_for               = 
| government_type         = Democracy
| unit_pref               = Metric
| area_footnotes          = 
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| area_total_km2          = 
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| elevation_m             = 212
| population_total        = 31,849
| population_as_of        = 2011
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| population_density_km2  = auto
| population_demonym      = 
| population_footnotes    = 
| demographics_type1      = Languages
| demographics1_title1    = Official
| demographics1_info1     = [Punjabi](/source/Punjabi_language)
| timezone1               = [IST](/source/Indian_Standard_Time)
| utc_offset1             = +5:30
| postal_code_type        = [PIN](/source/Postal_Index_Number)
| postal_code             = 151509
| registration_plate      = PB 80
| website                 = 
| footnotes               = 
}}
'''Maur''' is a sub-town of [Bathinda](/source/Bathinda) [City](/source/City) and a [municipal council](/source/municipal_council) in [Bathinda district](/source/Bathinda_district) in the [India](/source/India)n [state](/source/States_and_territories_of_India) of [Punjab](/source/Punjab_(India)).It has a class II Municipal committee, located on the [Bathinda](/source/Bathinda)- [Delhi](/source/Delhi) railway line, and the [Bathinda](/source/Bathinda)-[Mohali](/source/Mohali) (Ajitgarh) state highway (no. 12-A). This State Highway has now been upgraded to National Highway [NH 148B](/source/National_Highway_148B_(India)) ([Bathinda](/source/Bathinda)-[Kotputli](/source/Kotputli), [Jaipur](/source/Jaipur) National Highway). Maur Mandi is about 35&nbsp;km from [Bathinda](/source/Bathinda) city.

==History==
The suburb town is said to have been founded by one Maur, a [Jat](/source/Jats) 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 on every 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 {{Coord|30.08|N|75.25|E|}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/23/Maur.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Maur, India|website=www.fallingrain.com}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 212&nbsp;[metre](/source/metre)s (695&nbsp;[feet](/source/foot_(length))).Situated on Bathinda Mansa road at a distance of 35&nbsp;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&nbsp;km), Patiala (122&nbsp;km), Talwandi Sabo (18&nbsp;km) and Bathinda (35&nbsp;km).

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} India census, Maur had a population of 31,849. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_Town_Release_0300.xlsx 2011 Census]censusindia.gov.in {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210905141839/https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_Town_Release_0300.xlsx |date=5 September 2021 }}</ref>  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 ==
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Category:Cities and towns in Bathinda district

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