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About Shekh Mau Village

Shekh Mau is a small village in Khaga tehsil, in the district of Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 237 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares.

Shekh Mau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekh Mau village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Fatehpur
Tehsil Khaga
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 469
Male Population 237
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekh Mau compares

By the 2011 count Shekh Mau is the 370th largest of the 471 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Shekh Mau

Shekh Mau is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shekh Mau as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shekh Mau from other places

Shekh Mau lies about 37 km from Fatehpur, and the nearest railway station is Unchahar Junction, about 12 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 Shekh Mau
Nearest railway station Unchahar Junction 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Khaga 16 km
District headquarters Fatehpur 37 km

Villages closest to Shekh Mau

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khaga 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 Shekh Mau

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekh Mau village had a population of 469. That makes it the 370th largest of the 471 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Shekh Mau village has 237 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekh Mau has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Shekh Mau covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shekh Mau falls under Khaga tehsil of Fatehpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekh Mau is Unchahar Junction, about 12 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Shekh Mau.

Shekh Mau is about 37 km from Fatehpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekh Mau is in Khaga tehsil of Fatehpur district. Unchahar Junction is about 12 km away. Khaga is about 16 km away. Fatehpur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakmir (under 2 km), Narauli Khurd (under 2 km) and Mohammadabad (under 2 km).

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

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