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About Mau Village

Mau is a mid sized village in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Pratapgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 849, made up of 393 males and 456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,160 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.42 hectares hectares.

Mau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mau village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pratapgarh
Tehsil Raniganj
Area (hectares) 137.42 hectares
Population 849
Male Population 393
Female Population 456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,160
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mau compares

By the 2011 count Mau is the 183rd largest of the 296 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 137.42 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

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 <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 23 km from Pratapgarh, and the nearest railway station is Kachnara Road, about 19 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 Kachnara Road 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Raniganj 23 km
District headquarters Pratapgarh 23 km
Nearest town Pratāpgarh 23 km

Villages closest to Mau

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raniganj 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 849. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 296 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Mau village has 393 males and 456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mau has about 1160 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Mau covers 137.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mau falls under Raniganj tehsil of Pratapgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Mau is Kachnara Road, about 19 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 for Mau.

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

Mau is in Raniganj tehsil of Pratapgarh district. Kachnara Road is about 19 km away. Raniganj is about 23 km away. Pratapgarh is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathindra (1.8 km), Naudera (7.6 km) and Ramgarh (10 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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