# Mau Village, Maharajpur, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Maharajpur, Chhatarpur 

# Mau

Mau is a village in Maharajpur sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,347 people in 439 households**, the 6th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%.

- 2,347people (2011)
- 439households
- 52.3%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Mau PIN code and other codes

Mau falls in Maharajpur sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNowgong
- Census village code457795

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?

- Maharajpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)28 km by road
- Maharajpur (nearest town)5 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maharajpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Maharajpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 14 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?

About 41% of the 986 hectares of village land is sown, and 400 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, 56 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mau · ■ Maharajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****23%**

**47%

Television ****15%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 · ■ Maharajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.3%**

**58.8%

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

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016**

**891

Working population ****43.7%**

**46.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.1% for men and 43.6% for women. 52% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 503 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (6%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (4%) · **■** Marginal 408 (40%)

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 Maharajpur

- Tatam5,494 people
- Ujara3,524 people
- Urdmau3,067 people
- Mankari2,543 people
- Baidar2,344 people
- Singpur2,072 people
- Khirwa1,894 people
- Khiri1,857 people

[All 46 villages in Maharajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/maharajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mau from Chhatarpur?28 km by road
- What is the population of Mau?2,347 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mau in?Chhatarpur district (Maharajpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mau?52.3% (Census 2011)