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About Mau Village

Mau is one of the larger villages in Salon tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,121, made up of 3,547 males and 3,574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1544.13 hectares hectares.

Mau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mau village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Salon
Area (hectares) 1544.13 hectares
Population 7,121
Male Population 3,547
Female Population 3,574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mau compares

By the 2011 count Mau is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents. Its 1544.13 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Mau

Mau is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mau as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 22 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Fursatganj, about 6.5 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 Fursatganj 6.5 km
Nearest town Jais 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Salon 18 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 22 km

Villages closest to Mau

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Salon 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 7,121. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents.

Mau village has 3,547 males and 3,574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mau has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

Mau covers 1544.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mau falls under Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mau is Fursatganj, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mau.

Mau is about 22 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mau is in Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Fursatganj is about 6.5 km away. Jais is about 12 km away. Salon is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thauri (2.7 km), Kiya (3.3 km) and Dinapur (3.4 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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