Mauranipur is a city and municipal board in Jhansi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located in Jhansi district. It is the largest tehsil in India by land area. The city was known for textile production, known as Madhupuri in ancient times. Due to the high density of temples, it is also known as Mini-Ayodhya by some locals. Jalvihar Mela and Viman Yatra are the most famous events in Mauranipur. Kedareshwar Temple and Saprar Dam are located near Mauranipur.

According to the 2011 Indian census, Mauranipur had a population of 61,449. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Mauranipur has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 74%; male literacy is 79% and female literacy is 59%. In Mauranipur, 25% of the population is under 6 years of age. There are 147 inhabited villages in Mauranipur, of which 108 have a population between 1,000 and 10,000 and 39 have a population less than 1,000. According to the 2011 census, Mauranipur has a rural population of about 301,100 (158,300 males and 142,800 females). Most people consider themselves Hindu; There are also about 18,000 Muslims, 1,400 Jains, 300 Christians, 70 Buddhists and 50 Sikhs.

During the spring season when crops are ready for harvesting, phaag songs and their rhythmic music can be heard throughout the Bundelkhand region. In the early twentieth century, phaag was enriched by the folk poet Isuri (born in 1881 in Mauranipur), who is credited with composing more than a thousand phaags.

The annual festival sees the idol of Ram, Krishna or Ganesha placed in a palanquin and taken out in a procession throughout the city. People carry the idol on their shoulders. Before entering the city, the idol is taken to the Sukhnai river, where the deity is bathed. The festival marks a fair called Jal Vihar, in which various types of devotional programs are organized for a month. The history of the Jal Vihar festival is more than 100 years old. The British government used to provide funds for this festival. Every year on the first day of winter Navdurga, an elephant is broken in Bhadanwara village by the local people by making an idol of Taraka (an evil demon). A fair is also organized on this occasion. There are two temples in Mauranipur, Lathait Maharaj and Gudar Badshah. There are many stories behind them. Jal Vihar Mela is known for its vihara. The idol of Lathait Maharaj looks exactly like the idol of Mathura.