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Mau

मऊ
Barghat mandal
Pincode 480667
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RAJESH GOUTAM
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LGD code
496975
Pincode
480667
Post office
Barghat
Population
1,506
Households
363
Literacy rate
60%
Sex ratio
1024 ♀/1000♂
Workers
897
Distance to district centre
46 km
Distance to mandal centre
3 km
Distance to Bhopal
263 km
Distance to Hyderabad
566 km
Nearest railway station
Palari · 6 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
PHC Chhui · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Mau compares

By population, Mau ranks #56 of 140 villages in Barghat mandal.

Literacy rate
%
60.0%
−6.1% vs mandal average
Mau
60.0%
Barghat mandal
66.1%
Seoni district
62.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,024
+10 vs mandal average
Mau
1,024
Barghat mandal
1,014
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.2 vs mandal average
Mau
4.1
Barghat mandal
4.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Mau at a glance

Mau is a village of 1,506 people in 363 households (Census 2011) in Barghat tehsil, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh, the 56th-largest of 140 villages in Barghat tehsil. Literacy is 60%, 6 points below the tehsil average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,024 women per 1,000 men. It lies 46 km from the Seoni district centre, 6 km from Palari railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 480667, served by Barghat post office; the LGD village code is 496975. The nearest hospital or health centre is PHC Chhui, 11 km away. The sarpanch is RAJESH GOUTAM, and the village votes in Keolari assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajneesh Harvansh Singh. The population is estimated at 1,776 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Mau

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Mau · this village1,50660%
Ari · Barghat4,43071%0 km N
Ghansaur · Keolari1,43361%3.4 km NE
Ghansaur · Ghansaur3.4 km NE
Samnapur · Birsa1,45458%3.4 km W
Samnapur · Paraswada1,46265%3.4 km W
Khursipar · Keolari32967%4.1 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mau

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
9
Power hours (winter)
9
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BARGHAT
Distance to nearest town (km)
25
Distance to district HQ (km)
50
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
25
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
440.17
Irrigated area (ha)
62.19
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Mau

LGD code
496975
Pincode
480667
Post office
Barghat
Population (Census 2011)
1,506
Population (projected 2026)
1,776
Households
363
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1024
Literacy rate
60.0%
Coordinates
22.32736°N, 79.76639°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Mandla
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Keolari
Member of Parliament
Faggan Singh Kulaste
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rajneesh Harvansh Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
RAJESH GOUTAM
Block / Mandal
Barghat
Getting there

How to reach Mau

Mandal centre
Barghat · ≈ 3.1 km
≈ 6 min by car · 8 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Seoni · ≈ 46 km
≈ 1 h 35 min by car · 1 h 52 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal263 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad566 km
  • Delhi745 km
  • Mumbai802 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationPalari6 km
  • Hospital / PHCPHC Chhui11 km
  • ATM / bankCentral Bank of India37 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil19 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-12
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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