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About Mau Village

Mau is a small village in Narwar tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 86 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.95 hectares hectares.

Mau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mau village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Narwar
Area (hectares) 125.95 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 86
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mau compares

By the 2011 count Mau is the 135th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents. Its 125.95 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 well above the tehsil average of 836.

Getting to Mau

Mau is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mau as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 16 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khajuri, about 12 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 Khajuri 12 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Narwar 21 km

Villages closest to Mau

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narwar 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 167. That makes it the 135th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents.

Mau village has 86 males and 81 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 well above the tehsil average of 836.

Mau covers 125.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mau falls under Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mau is Khajuri, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Mau.

Mau is about 16 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mau is in Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district. Khajuri is about 12 km away. Shivpuri is about 16 km away. Narwar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ata (7.5 km), Tuki (14 km) and Nanakpur (15 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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