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About Mau Village

Mau is a mid sized village in Mandawar tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,350, made up of 707 males and 643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mau village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Mandawar
Pincode 301407
Area (hectares) 279 hectares
Population 1,350
Male Population 707
Female Population 643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mau compares

By the 2011 count Mau is the 73rd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,586 residents. Its 279 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Mau

Mau is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 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 91 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Hindaun City, about 7.6 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 Hindaun City 7.6 km
Nearest town Hindaun 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandawar 34 km
District headquarters Alwar 91 km

Villages closest to Mau

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mandawar 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 1,350. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,586 residents.

Mau village has 707 males and 643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mau has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Mau is 301407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mau covers 279 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mau falls under Mandawar tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Mau is Hindaun City, about 7.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mau.

Mau is about 91 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mau is in Mandawar tehsil of Alwar district. Hindaun City is about 7.6 km away. Hindaun is about 10 km away. Mandawar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shital Pur (5.2 km), Badli (6.2 km) and Bapdoli (6.2 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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