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About Shahmau Village

Shahmau is a mid sized village in Malihabad tehsil, in the district of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,117, made up of 588 males and 529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.17 hectares hectares.

Shahmau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahmau village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Lucknow
Tehsil Malihabad
Area (hectares) 114.17 hectares
Population 1,117
Male Population 588
Female Population 529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahmau compares

By the 2011 count Shahmau is the 114th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 114.17 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Shahmau

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

Shahmau lies about 29 km from Lucknow, and the nearest railway station is Dilawarnagar, about 10 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 Shahmau
Nearest railway station Dilawarnagar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Malihabad 13 km
Nearest town Sandīla 22 km
District headquarters Lucknow 29 km

Villages closest to Shahmau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahmau village had a population of 1,117. That makes it the 114th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Shahmau village has 588 males and 529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahmau has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Shahmau covers 114.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahmau falls under Malihabad tehsil of Lucknow district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahmau is Dilawarnagar, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shahmau.

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

Shahmau is in Malihabad tehsil of Lucknow district. Dilawarnagar is about 10 km away. Malihabad is about 13 km away. Sandīla is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Navbasta (under 2 km), Roodan Khera (under 2 km) and Mall (1.6 km).

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

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