Mauranipur
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Mauranipur मऊरानीपुर |
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| Nickname(s): Mau | |
 Mauranipur
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
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| Coordinates: 25°14′23″N 79°11′47″E / 25.239722°N 79.196389°ECoordinates: 25°14′23″N 79°11′47″E / 25.239722°N 79.196389°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Jhansi |
| Government | |
| • MLA | Bihari Lal Arya |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 61,449 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 284204 |
| Telephone code | 91-5178 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-93 |
| Website | http://www.npp-maujhs.in/mauranipur.html |
Mauranipur is a city and a municipal board in Jhansi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the largest Tehsil (sub-district) in Uttar Pradesh and of India, and its headquarters is in Jhansi District. It is a textile production centre, known in ancient times as Madhupuri.
Mauranipur is located at {25°14′23″N 79°11′47″E}. It has an average elevation of 192 metres (630 ft). The Sukhnai, a tributary of the Dhasan River, itself a tributary of the Vetravati, flows from west to east around the town.
Mauranipur is 60.43 km from the city of Jhansi. It is 252 km from Uttar Pradesh's capital city Lucknow. By land area it is the largest tehsil in India.
As of 2011[update] India census, Mauranipur had a population of 61,449. Males constitute 53 percent of the population and females 47 percent. Mauranipur has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 79 percent, and female literacy is 59 percent. In Mauranipur, 25 percent of the population is under 6 years of age. Mauranipur has 147 inhabited villages, 108 of which each have a population between 1,000 and 10,000 and 39 of which each have fewer than 1,000 residents. According to the 2011 census, Mauranipur's rural population is about 301,100 (158,300 males and 142,800 females). The great majority consider themselves Hindu; there are also about 18,000 Muslims, 1,400 Jains, 300 Christians, 70 Buddhists and 50 Sikhs.
Faag songs and their rhythmic music can be heard in the whole Bundelkhand region during the spring season when the crops are ready for harvesting. Faag was enriched in the early twentieth century by a folk poet, Isuri (born 1881 in Mauranipur), who is credited with having composed over a thousand Faags.
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