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About Mau Village

Mau is a mid sized village in Bikapur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,702, made up of 819 males and 883 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224206, 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 Faizabad
Tehsil Bikapur
Pincode 224206
Area (hectares) 392.42 hectares
Population 1,702
Male Population 819
Female Population 883
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mau compares

By the 2011 count Mau is the 88th largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents. Its 392.42 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

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 5 - 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 30 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Khajurhat Railway Station, about 5.8 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 Khajurhat Railway Station 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bikapur 11 km
Nearest town Sultānpur 29 km
District headquarters Faizabad 30 km

Villages closest to Mau

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bikapur 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 1,702. That makes it the 88th largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents.

Mau village has 819 males and 883 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mau has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Mau is 224206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mau covers 392.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mau falls under Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mau is Khajurhat Railway Station, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 30 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mau is in Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district. Khajurhat Railway Station is about 5.8 km away. Bikapur is about 11 km away. Sultānpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nuawa Baidra (1.7 km), Kauro Ragho Pur (2.0 km) and Sukhnawan (2.1 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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