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About Mau Village

Mau is a large village in Khair tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,313, made up of 1,754 males and 1,559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 457.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mau village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Khair
Pincode 202138
Area (hectares) 457.75 hectares
Population 3,313
Male Population 1,754
Female Population 1,559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mau compares

By the 2011 count Mau is the 29th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents. Its 457.75 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Mau

Mau is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mau as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 27 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Danwar, about 16 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 Khair 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Danwar 16 km
District headquarters Aligarh 27 km

Villages closest to Mau

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khair 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 3,313. That makes it the 29th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents.

Mau village has 1,754 males and 1,559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mau has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Mau is 202138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mau covers 457.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mau falls under Khair tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mau is Danwar, about 16 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mau.

Mau is about 27 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mau is in Khair tehsil of Aligarh district. Khair is about 5.9 km away. Danwar is about 16 km away. Aligarh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kiratpur (under 2 km), Bankner (2.2 km) and Dharmpur (2.9 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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