Maya Bazar, Ayodhya

Maya is a town in the Ayodhya district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Maya is 24 km away from district headquarters Ayodhya city.

Maya Bazar
Town
Maya Bazar is located in Uttar Pradesh
Maya Bazar
Maya Bazar
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Maya Bazar is located in India
Maya Bazar
Maya Bazar
Maya Bazar (India)
Coordinates: 26°38′37″N 82°20′15″E[1]
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionAyodhya
DistrictAyodhya
Named forRaja Maharaj Singh
Elevation
92.6 m (303.8 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total17,690
Language
 • OfficialHindi[2]
 • Additional officialUrdu[2]
 • RegionalAwadhi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
224161
Vehicle registrationUP 42
Sex ratio1000/1001 ♂/♀
Websiteup.gov.in

Maya Bazar is also a block in Ayodhya district in Uttar Pradesh.[3]

In Dalpatpur Uparhar village, Famous Hathiram Baba Mutt situated for pilgrims who play Dice game with Tirupati Bala Ji.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Census of India, Maya had a population of 19,690. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Maya has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 52%. In Maya, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Religions in Maya
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 93%
Muslims
 
 7%
Jains
 
 0%
Others†
 
 0%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0%), Buddhists (<0%).

Transport

Road

Maya Bazar is well connected with nearby cities Ayodhya and Sultanpur. And also with Goshainganj, Chaure Bazar and Bikapur towns of Ayodhya district.

Railway

Goshainganj,[4] Ayodhya Junction,[5]Ayodhya Cantt,[6] Bharatkund[7] and Chaure Bazar[8] are the nearby railway stations from Maya Bazar (Ayodhya).

Air

Ayodhya International Airport is the nearest airport to Maya Bazar.[9]

References
  1. Maya Bhīkhi: GNS Unique Name Identifier 16508577, via U.S. National Geospacial Intelligence Agency GeoNames Search
  2. "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  3. "Subdivision & Blocks - District Ayodhya Consists of 11 Blocks". ayodhya.nic.in. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  4. "Goshainganj (GGJ) Railway Station: Station Code, Schedule & Train Enquiry - RailYatri". www.railyatri.in. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  5. Paliwal, Aishwarya (6 August 2020). "Ayodhya Junction railway station to get new temple-like look". India Today. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  6. "Ayodhya Cantt Railway Station (AYC) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  7. "Bharatkund (BTKD) Railway Station: Station Code, Schedule & Train Enquiry - RailYatri". www.railyatri.in. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  8. "Chaure Bazar (CHBR) Railway Station: Station Code, Schedule & Train Enquiry - RailYatri". www.railyatri.in. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  9. Tyagi, Harshita (24 November 2020). "UP Cabinet clears proposal to rename Ayodhya Airport as Maryada Purushottam Sri Ram Airport". Times Now. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
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