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About Mau Village

Mau is one of the larger villages in Nowgong tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,104, made up of 3,202 males and 2,902 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 949.74 hectares hectares.

Mau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mau village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Nowgong
Area (hectares) 949.74 hectares
Population 6,104
Male Population 3,202
Female Population 2,902
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 1,677 residents. Its 949.74 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

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 village. 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 15 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur, about 20 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 Nowgong 6.7 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 15 km
Nearest railway station Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur 20 km

Villages closest to Mau

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

Common questions about Mau

As per the Census of India 2011, Mau village had a population of 6,104. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Mau village has 3,202 males and 2,902 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mau has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Mau covers 949.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mau falls under Nowgong tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mau is Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mau.

Mau is about 15 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mau is in Nowgong tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Nowgong is about 6.7 km away. Chhatarpur is about 15 km away. Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahaniya (under 2 km), Nayagaon (2.2 km) and Tidani (3.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mau today is likely to be higher.

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