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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Maya Bazar
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = Maharajganj
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh#India
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|26|38|37|N|82|20|15|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes = <ref>Maya Bhīkhi: GNS Unique Name Identifier 16508577, via U.S. [[National Geospacial Intelligence Agency]] GeoNames Search</ref>
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of Uttar Pradesh|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Ayodhya division|Ayodhya]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Ayodhya district|Ayodhya]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for = Raja Maharaj Singh
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 92.6
| population_total = 17690
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = [[Language]]
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Hindi<ref name="langoff">{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India |url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|accessdate=7 December 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = Additional official
| demographics1_info2 = [[Urdu]]<ref name="langoff"/>
| demographics1_title3 = Regional
| demographics1_info3 = [[Awadhi language|Awadhi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code =224161
| registration_plate = UP 42
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 1000/1001 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| website = {{URL|up.gov.in}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''Maya''' is a town of [[Ayodhya district]] of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Maya is 24 km away from district headquarters [[Ayodhya]] city.

Maya Bazar is also a block in Ayodhya district in Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Subdivision & Blocks – District Ayodhya Consists of 11 Blocks|url=https://ayodhya.nic.in/subdivision-blocks/ |website=ayodhya.nic.in|access-date=22 February 2021|language=en-US}}</ref>

In Dalpatpur Uparhar village, Famous [[Hathiram Bhavaji|Hathiram Baba]] Mutt situated for pilgrims who play Dice game with [[Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala|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.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}}

{{bar box
|title=Religions in Maya
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|Hindus|orange|93}}
{{bar percent|Muslims|green|7}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism|Jains]]|pink|0}}
{{bar percent|Others†|black|0}}
|caption=Distribution of religions<br />
†<small>Includes [[Sikh]]s (0%), Buddhists (<0%).</small>
}}

==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,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Goshainganj (GGJ) Railway Station: Station Code, Schedule & Train Enquiry – RailYatri|url=https://www.railyatri.in/stations/goshainganj-ggj|access-date=23 February 2021|website=railyatri.in}}</ref> Ayodhya Junction,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Paliwal|first=Aishwarya|date=6 August 2020|title=Ayodhya Junction railway station to get new temple-like look|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ayodhya-junction-railway-station-to-get-new-temple-like-look-1708280-2020-08-06|access-date=23 February 2021|work=India Today|language=en}}</ref> Ayodhya Cantt,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ayodhya Cantt Railway Station (AYC) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry|url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/ayodhya-cantt-ayc-station|access-date=23 February 2021|work=NDTV|language=en}}</ref> Bharatkund<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bharatkund (BTKD) Railway Station: Station Code, Schedule & Train Enquiry – RailYatri|url=https://www.railyatri.in/stations/bharatkund-btkd|access-date=23 February 2021|website=railyatri.in}}</ref> and Chaure Bazar<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chaure Bazar (CHBR) Railway Station: Station Code, Schedule & Train Enquiry – RailYatri|url=https://www.railyatri.in/stations/chaure-bazar-chbr|access-date=23 February 2021|website=railyatri.in}}</ref> are the nearby railway stations from Maya Bazar (Ayodhya).

===Air===
[[Ayodhya International Airport]] is the nearest airport to Maya Bazar.<ref>{{Cite news|title=UP Cabinet clears proposal to rename Ayodhya Airport as Maryada Purushottam Sri Ram Airport|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/industry/article/up-cabinet-clears-proposal-to-rename-ayodhya-airport-as-maryada-purushottam-sri-ram-airport/686291|last=Tyagi|first=Harshita|access-date=22 February 2021|work=Times Now|date=24 November 2020|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Ayodhya district]]

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