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About Mau Village

Mau is a mid sized village in Sambhal tehsil, in the district of Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 937, made up of 473 males and 464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.52 hectares hectares.

Mau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mau village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Moradabad
Tehsil Sambhal
Area (hectares) 152.52 hectares
Population 937
Male Population 473
Female Population 464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mau compares

By the 2011 count Mau is the 271st largest of the 362 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents. Its 152.52 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Mau

Mau is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mau as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 from other places

Mau lies about 28 km from Moradabad, and the nearest railway station is Jargaon, about 7.2 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
Nearest railway station Jargaon 7.2 km
Nearest town Sirsi 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sambhal 14 km
District headquarters Moradabad 28 km

Villages closest to Mau

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sambhal 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 937. That makes it the 271st largest of the 362 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Mau village has 473 males and 464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mau has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Mau covers 152.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mau falls under Sambhal tehsil of Moradabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mau is Jargaon, about 7.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mau.

Mau is about 28 km from Moradabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mau is in Sambhal tehsil of Moradabad district. Jargaon is about 7.2 km away. Sirsi is about 8.3 km away. Sambhal is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raja Bhur (under 2 km), Mubarikpur (under 2 km) and Bhartal Madapur (1.5 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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