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About Mau Village

Mau is a large village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,096, made up of 1,582 males and 1,514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1025 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mau village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144035
Area (hectares) 1025 hectares
Population 3,096
Male Population 1,582
Female Population 1,514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mau compares

By the 2011 count Mau is the 20th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 1025 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 23 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Mauli Block Hut, about 2.4 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 Mauli Block Hut 2.4 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 18 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 23 km

Villages closest to Mau

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phillaur 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 3,096. That makes it the 20th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Mau village has 1,582 males and 1,514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mau has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Mau is 144035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mau covers 1025 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mau falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mau is Mauli Block Hut, about 2.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mau.

Mau is about 23 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mau is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Mauli Block Hut is about 2.4 km away. Phagwāra is about 6.4 km away. Phillaur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghurka (2.3 km), Takhar (2.4 km) and Chachrari (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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