About Mau Village

Mau is one of the larger villages in Beohari tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,154, made up of 2,701 males and 2,453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2339.33 hectares hectares.

Mau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mau village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Shahdol
Tehsil	Beohari
Area (hectares)	2339.33 hectares
Population	5,154
Male Population	2,701
Female Population	2,453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mau compares

By the 2011 count Mau is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 2339.33 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

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 5 - 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 87 km from Shahdol. 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	Beohari	6.2 km
Nearest town	Beohāri	6.2 km
District headquarters	Shahdol	87 km

Villages closest to Mau

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Beohari 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 5,154. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Mau village has 2,701 males and 2,453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mau has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Mau covers 2339.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mau falls under Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Mau notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 87 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mau is in Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district. Beohari is about 6.2 km away. Beohāri is about 6.2 km away. Shahdol is about 87 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.