# Mau Village, Tikari, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Tikari, Gaya 

# Mau

Mau is a village in Tikari sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824235**. The 2011 Census counted **7,496 people in 1,134 households**, the 1st largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.4%.

- 7,496people (2011)
- 1,134households
- 69.7%literacy
- 824235PIN code

## Mau PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mau is 824235.** Mau falls in Tikari sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- PIN code824235
- Gram panchayatMau
- Community development blockTikari
- Census village code254686

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mau from nearby towns?

- Tikari (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)32 km by road
- Tikari (nearest town)10 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Mau?

28 services counted by the Census are inside Mau; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mau
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mau known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 34% of the 428 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Mau

Of every 100 households in Mau in 2011, 16 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mau · ■ Tikari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**94%

Use banking services ****85%**

**54%

Television ****14%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Mau?

■ Mau · ■ Tikari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**67.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**952

Working population ****46.5%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 57.2% for women. 50% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 670 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 998 (29%) · **■** Household industry 54 (2%) · **■** Other work 925 (27%) · **■** Marginal 840 (24%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Tikari

- Simuara6,145 people
- Law5,933 people
- Jalalpur5,256 people
- Bhori4,892 people

[All 155 villages in Tikari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/tikari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mau?824235
- How far is Mau from Gaya?32 km by road
- What is the population of Mau?7,496 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mau in?Gaya district (Tikari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mau?69.7% (Census 2011)
