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About Mau Village

Mau is a small village in Sihawal tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 392, made up of 203 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.24 hectares hectares.

Mau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mau village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Sihawal
Area (hectares) 63.24 hectares
Population 392
Male Population 203
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mau compares

By the 2011 count Mau is the 181st largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 63.24 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Mau

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 <5 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 62 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Jigna, about 46 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 Sihawal 23 km
Nearest railway station Jigna 46 km
Nearest town Mirzāpur 49 km
District headquarters Sidhi 62 km

Villages closest to Mau

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sihawal 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 392. That makes it the 181st largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Mau village has 203 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mau has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Mau covers 63.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mau falls under Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mau is Jigna, about 46 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 62 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mau is in Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district. Sihawal is about 23 km away. Jigna is about 46 km away. Mirzāpur is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deori (10 km), Bari Unmukt (12 km) and Khauraha (13 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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