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About Mau Village

Mau is a mid sized village in Maksoodangarh tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 736, made up of 379 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 489 hectares hectares.

Mau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mau village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Maksoodangarh
Area (hectares) 489 hectares
Population 736
Male Population 379
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mau compares

By the 2011 count Mau is the 48th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 706 residents. Its 489 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Mau

Mau is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mau as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 31 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Ratikheda, about 5.2 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 Ratikheda 5.2 km
Nearest town Ashoknagar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Maksoodangarh 31 km
District headquarters Guna 31 km

Villages closest to Mau

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maksoodangarh 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 736. That makes it the 48th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 706 residents.

Mau village has 379 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mau has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Mau covers 489 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mau falls under Maksoodangarh tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mau is Ratikheda, about 5.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mau.

Mau is about 31 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mau is in Maksoodangarh tehsil of Guna district. Ratikheda is about 5.2 km away. Ashoknagar is about 12 km away. Maksoodangarh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagankhedi (3.7 km), Kamalpur Dang (5.7 km) and Jalalpur (10 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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