UPPSC · District of Uttar Pradesh

Mau: 22.1 lakh people, one story

People
22,05,968
Area
1,713 km²
Literacy
73.09%
Sex ratio
979
#1 in Uttar PradeshHousehold industry workers: 17.0 % of workers. Rank 1 of 71 districts.See the numbers →Big number22.1 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 1,288 to every km².See the numbers →

Your mind map

Tap a branch. Tick each fact once it sticks; the rings fill as you learn.

MauUttar Pradesh

The history, places and schemes of Mau are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Mau in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population22.1 lakh#44/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area1,713 km²#64/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density1,288 per km²#8/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 829
Sex ratio979 females per 1000 males#6/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)926 girls per 1000 boys#13/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 902
Literacy rate73.09%#12/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 67.68
Female literacy63.63%#11/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 57.18
Urban population22.6%#23/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 22.3

People & society

73.1% can read. 979 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
82.577.3
Female literacy
63.657.2
Scheduled Castes
21.520.7
Scheduled Tribes
1.00.6
Living in towns
22.622.3

Gender literacy gap: 18.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 80.2%
  • Muslim 19.4%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    51 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    7 lakh workers, 31.6% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 20.8%
    • Farm labourers 30.5%
    • Household industry 17.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 31.7%

      Schemes & development

      Only 33% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      33.226.8
      Latrine at home
      19.526.0
      Tap water
      9.319.9
      LPG / PNG
      8.913.8
      Phone
      51.548.8
      Television
      18.224.2
      Bicycle
      50.749.4
      Two-wheeler
      10.514.3

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

        Memory cards

        Say the answer out loud before you flip.

        0/3 known

        Keep exploring

        🗺 All 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh⚖ Compare with another district📝 UPPSC exams, syllabus and PYQs

        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.