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About Mau Village

Mau is a large village in Gauriganj tehsil, in the district of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,865, made up of 1,961 males and 1,904 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 504.1 hectares hectares.

Mau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mau village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sultanpur
Tehsil Gauriganj
Area (hectares) 504.1 hectares
Population 3,865
Male Population 1,961
Female Population 1,904
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mau compares

By the 2011 count Mau is the 16th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,536 residents. Its 504.1 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

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. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 40 km from Sultanpur, and the nearest railway station is Bani, about 8.4 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 Bani 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Gauriganj 8.6 km
Nearest town Jais 13 km
District headquarters Sultanpur 40 km

Villages closest to Mau

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gauriganj 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 3,865. That makes it the 16th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,536 residents.

Mau village has 1,961 males and 1,904 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mau has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Mau covers 504.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mau falls under Gauriganj tehsil of Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mau is Bani, about 8.4 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 and private bus service as Available for Mau.

Mau is about 40 km from Sultanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mau is in Gauriganj tehsil of Sultanpur district. Bani is about 8.4 km away. Gauriganj is about 8.6 km away. Jais is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manjhwara (2.0 km), Oripur (2.8 km) and Sarauli (2.9 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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