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About Mau Village

Mau is a mid sized village in Mankapur tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,609, made up of 835 males and 774 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271302, 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 Gonda
Tehsil Mankapur
Pincode 271302
Area (hectares) 218.28 hectares
Population 1,609
Male Population 835
Female Population 774
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mau compares

By the 2011 count Mau is the 124th largest of the 460 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents. Its 218.28 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Mau

Mau is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mau as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 29 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Mankapur Junction, about 4.3 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 Mankapur 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Mankapur Junction 4.3 km
District headquarters Gonda 29 km
Nearest town Gondā City 29 km

Villages closest to Mau

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mankapur 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 1,609. That makes it the 124th largest of the 460 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents.

Mau village has 835 males and 774 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mau has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Mau is 271302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mau covers 218.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mau falls under Mankapur tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mau is Mankapur Junction, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mau.

Mau is about 29 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mau is in Mankapur tehsil of Gonda district. Mankapur is about 2.9 km away. Mankapur Junction is about 4.3 km away. Gonda 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 Mishrauliya Gosai (under 2 km), Firojpur (under 2 km) and Nagra Paltilal (1.6 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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