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About Mahan Mau Village

Mahan 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 1,563, made up of 802 males and 761 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.22 hectares hectares.

Mahan Mau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahan Mau village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Bikapur
Area (hectares) 201.22 hectares
Population 1,563
Male Population 802
Female Population 761
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahan Mau compares

By the 2011 count Mahan Mau is the 98th largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents. Its 201.22 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Mahan Mau

Mahan Mau is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahan Mau from other places

Mahan Mau lies about 21 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Malethu Kanak, about 8.9 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 Mahan Mau
Tehsil headquarters Bikapur 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Malethu Kanak 8.9 km
District headquarters Faizabad 21 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 21 km

Villages closest to Mahan 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 Mahan Mau

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahan Mau village had a population of 1,563. That makes it the 98th largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents.

Mahan Mau village has 802 males and 761 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahan Mau has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Mahan Mau covers 201.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahan Mau is Malethu Kanak, about 8.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahan Mau.

Mahan Mau is about 21 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahan Mau is in Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district. Bikapur is about 8.0 km away. Malethu Kanak is about 8.9 km away. Faizabad is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sagarpur (under 2 km), Naharpur (under 2 km) and Ucha Gaon (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mahan Mau today is likely to be higher.

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