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About Mau Village

Mau is a mid sized village in Barghat tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,506, made up of 744 males and 762 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440.17 hectares hectares.

Mau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mau village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Barghat
Area (hectares) 440.17 hectares
Population 1,506
Male Population 744
Female Population 762
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mau compares

By the 2011 count Mau is the 55th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents. Its 440.17 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Mau

Mau is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mau as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 36 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Lakhanwara, about 23 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 Barghat 17 km
Nearest railway station Lakhanwara 23 km
Nearest town Wārāseonī 30 km
District headquarters Seoni 36 km

Villages closest to Mau

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barghat 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 1,506. That makes it the 55th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents.

Mau village has 744 males and 762 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mau has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Mau covers 440.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mau falls under Barghat tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mau is Lakhanwara, about 23 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mau.

Mau is about 36 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mau is in Barghat tehsil of Seoni district. Barghat is about 17 km away. Lakhanwara is about 23 km away. Wārāseonī is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umarwada (under 2 km), Latgaon (2.2 km) and Chamarwahi (2.7 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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