About Mau Village

Mau is a large village in Bemetara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,334, made up of 1,624 males and 1,710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1245.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mau village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Bemetara
Pincode	491340
Area (hectares)	1245.16 hectares
Population	3,334
Male Population	1,624
Female Population	1,710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,053
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mau compares

By the 2011 count Mau is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents. Its 1245.16 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

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. 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 80 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 19 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
Nearest railway station	Hathbandh	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bemetara	22 km
Nearest town	Bemetāra	22 km
District headquarters	Durg	80 km

Villages closest to Mau

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bemetara 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 3,334. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents.

Mau village has 1,624 males and 1,710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mau has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Mau is 491340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mau covers 1245.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mau falls under Bemetara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mau is Hathbandh, about 19 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Mau.

Mau is about 80 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mau is in Bemetara tehsil of Durg district. Hathbandh is about 19 km away. Bemetara is about 22 km away. Bemetāra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.