About Mau Village

Mau is one of the larger villages in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,496, made up of 3,929 males and 3,567 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 428 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824235, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mau village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tikari
Pincode	824235
Area (hectares)	428 hectares
Population	7,496
Male Population	3,929
Female Population	3,567
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mau compares

By the 2011 count Mau is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 428 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Mau

Mau is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mau as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mau from other places

Mau lies about 30 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ner Halt, about 17 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mau
Tehsil headquarters	Tikari	7.3 km
Nearest town	Tekāri	7.3 km
Nearest railway station	Ner Halt	17 km
District headquarters	Gaya	30 km

Villages closest to Mau

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tikari tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Mau

As per the Census of India 2011, Mau village had a population of 7,496. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Mau village has 3,929 males and 3,567 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mau has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Mau is 824235. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mau covers 428 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mau falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mau is Ner Halt, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mau.

Mau is about 30 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mau is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Tikari is about 7.3 km away. Tekāri is about 7.3 km away. Ner Halt is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.