Village · Seoni-Malwa, Hoshangabad
# Mayau Gaon

Mayau Gaon is a village in Seoni-Malwa sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 314 people in 64 households, the 151st largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.
- 314 people (2011)
- 64 households
- 72.0% literacy
- 869 females per 1,000 males

## Mayau Gaon PIN code and other codes

Mayau Gaon falls in Seoni-Malwa sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Seoni-Malwa
- Census village code 487108

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Mayau Gaon from nearby towns?
- Seoni Malwa (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ) 57 km by road
- Seoni Malwa (nearest town) 11 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Mayau Gaon?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Mayau Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Seoni-Malwa
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Seoni Malwa
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Seoni-Malwa
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mayau Gaon known for?

The main crops are soyabean, wheat and chana. About 91% of the 826 hectares of village land is sown, and 751 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Mayau Gaon

Of every 100 households in Mayau Gaon in 2011, 100 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 18 a car.

■ Mayau Gaon · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 76%
- Toilet within the home 20% 41%
- No toilet (open defecation) 80% 59%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 37% 37%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 82% 92%
- Use banking services 20% 42%
- Television 37% 37%
- Mobile phone 47% 54%
- Computer with internet 3% 0%
- Two-wheeler 23% 24%
- Car / jeep / van 18% 3%
- None of these assets 35% 31%
- Own their home 50% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mayau Gaon?

■ Mayau Gaon · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.0% 72.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 869 919
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 829 905
- Working population 48.1% 43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 64.1% for women. 60% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 27 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 120 (79%) · ■ Other work 4 (3%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Seoni-Malwa
- Pipalbehar 334 people
- Nimanpur 332 people
- Gotabarri 324 people
- Salai 318 people
- Jondhal 311 people
- Amar Katara 310 people
- Jamuniyaharji 279 people
- Gidkheda 269 people

All 187 villages in Seoni-Malwa

## Quick answers
- How far is Mayau Gaon from Hoshangabad? 57 km by road
- What is the population of Mayau Gaon? 314 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mayau Gaon in? Hoshangabad district (Seoni-Malwa sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mayau Gaon? 72.0% (Census 2011)

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