Mahur, Assam
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Mahur is a town and a town area committee in Dima Hasao district
in the India
n state
of Assam
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s (2385 feet).
, Mahur had a population of 5485. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Mahur has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 71%. In Mahur, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Mahur
Mahur or Mahurgad is a religious place in Maharashtra, India. Mahur is said to be the birth place of Hindu Goddess Renuka, mother of Lord Parshuram. The three and half Shakti Peethas of Maharashtra are Tuljapur enshrining Bhavani, Kolhapur enshrining Mahalakshmi, Mahur enshrining Mahamaya, and...
for disambiguation.
Mahur is a town and a town area committee in Dima Hasao district
Dima Hasao district
Dima Hasao district is an administrative district in the state of Assam in north-eastern India. As of 2011 it is the least populous district of Assam .-History:...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
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of Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
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Geography
Mahur is located at 25.17°N 93.12°E. It has an average elevation of 727 metreMetre
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s (2385 feet).
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Mahur had a population of 5485. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Mahur has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 71%. In Mahur, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.