Maudaha

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.

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.

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

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.

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.