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About Mau Buzurg Village

Mau Buzurg is a small village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 486, made up of 225 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,160 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mau Buzurg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mau Buzurg village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Pincode 273403
Area (hectares) 92.67 hectares
Population 486
Male Population 225
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,160
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 Buzurg compares

By the 2011 count Mau Buzurg is the 268th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 92.67 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Mau Buzurg

Mau Buzurg is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mau Buzurg 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 Buzurg from other places

Mau Buzurg lies about 27 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Kusmhi, about 24 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 Buzurg
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Kusmhi 24 km
Nearest town Rūdarpur 26 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 27 km

Villages closest to Mau Buzurg

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bansgaon 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 Buzurg

As per the Census of India 2011, Mau Buzurg village had a population of 486. That makes it the 268th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Mau Buzurg village has 225 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mau Buzurg has about 1160 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Mau Buzurg is 273403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mau Buzurg covers 92.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mau Buzurg falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mau Buzurg is Kusmhi, about 24 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 Buzurg.

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

Mau Buzurg is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Bansgaon is about 3.9 km away. Kusmhi is about 24 km away. Rūdarpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Navadeeh Buzurg (under 2 km), Mahatha (under 2 km) and Mau Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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