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About Mau Village

Mau is a large village in Sarangpur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,507, made up of 1,257 males and 1,250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 705.86 hectares hectares.

Mau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mau village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Sarangpur
Area (hectares) 705.86 hectares
Population 2,507
Male Population 1,257
Female Population 1,250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mau compares

By the 2011 count Mau is the 7th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents. Its 705.86 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Mau

Mau is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mau from other places

Mau lies about 46 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Paranamau, about under 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 Paranamau under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarangpur 12 km
Nearest town Sārangpur 12 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 46 km

Villages closest to Mau

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarangpur 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 2,507. That makes it the 7th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents.

Mau village has 1,257 males and 1,250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mau has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Mau covers 705.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mau falls under Sarangpur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mau is Paranamau, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mau.

Mau is about 46 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mau is in Sarangpur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Paranamau is about under 2 km away. Sarangpur is about 12 km away. Sārangpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chatru Khedi (1.6 km), Naranyanpur (2.9 km) and Padhana (3.3 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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