Mau, Mau Nath Bhanjan, Uttar Pradesh

Mau (Hindi: मऊ, Urdu: مئو maū), formerly Mau Nath Bhanjan (Hindi: मऊनाथ भंजन, Urdu: مئو نات بنجن),is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India nearly 90 km from Varanasi is the powerhouse of textile weavers in Eastern UP, India.Mau district is a part of Azamgarh Division. Mau district is situated in the south-eastern part of the state with headquarters at Mau town. The district is surrounded by Ghazipur district on the south, Ballia district in the east and Azamgarh district in the west.and north side surrounded by Gorkhpur .Varansi touches some area in south side.The river Ghagra forms its northern boundary and south boundary touch Tamsa river.
It is a small industrial town on the banks of Ghaghra (Saryu). The Tamasa river flows through the city. The credit of converting this city to a district goes to the (late) Kalpnath Rai (former MP for Ghosi). In 1960s it was the biggest supplier of a plant called plash.

Mau is situated on the fertile plains of the Ganga - Ghaghara doab. It lies between 83° 17’ to 84° 52' East & 24° 47' to 26°17' North. At its north, Ghaghara river is on the border, Ghazipur district is on the south, Ballia district is on the east & Azamgarh district is on the west side. This district represents geographical characteristics of mid Gangetic plain. "Khachari" and "Khadar" are types of soil found in the areas of north of Azamgarh - Ballia Road. In some high places "Bangar" soil is also found. In the southern part of the district, river flow is absent, due to which that area has Bangar type of soil, which is not fertile. The river system of the district is dominated by the Tons River and its tributary Choti Sarju. The Ghaghara River forms the northern border of the district. The main means of irrigation in the district are tubewells. Ponds are used mainly for fishing and bird sanctuary purposes. In Mau "Pakari Piua" pond have 1.7 km breadth and 32 km length. It also has two big ponds (Tal)one Ratoy tal near Madhuban and Garha tal near Ratanpura. Ground water can be obtained from 15 to 20 meters depth. Ground water is used for drinking purposes. Farmers use tubewell for irrigation purposes. Ghosi is the main town of mau district. sarvodaya inter college is a famous college in the city many professionals are the alumini of the college. Rajesh Kumar a reknowed professional in sugar & alcohol industry also belongs to the district.in medical field it has second position after varanasi.here so many specialist in particularised body part.in such way FATIMA hospital is a live example for people. Talimuddin College is the famous college in Mau, which has given high class IT professionals working in Target, Wipro, IBM etc.

1981 to 1991 Census the Population of the district is 1,445,000
The decennial rate of population growth during period 1981-91 is 28.33%.
Human sex ratio in 1991 is 974.
19.9% of District population resides in Urban area.
According to 1991 census sc/st population is 319,000 which is 22% of total population.
Population density of the district is 844/km2
In 1997-98 total foodgrain production is 372,000 tonnes
Net irrigated area is 1,120 km2 & gross irrigated area is 1,530 km2
Percentage of electrified villages is 88.1% in the year 1997-98.
Per capita electricity consumption is 162 units in the year 1998-99.
In 1998 -99 total number of rural & small industrial units are 61526.
Total number of Handloom/Powerloom units are 58381 in 1998-99.
Percentage of Literacy in the district is approx. 68% in 2006.
Percentage of Workers in the district, according to 1991 census, is 33.2%.
Number of dependents per hundred workers is 201.
According to 1991 census, 68.3% of total workers were directly involved in agriculture.
In 1996-97 per cultivator net sown area was 6,500 square metres
CD ratio in 98-99 is 11.96.
Length of metalled road per 100,000 population is 57 km.
In 1998-99 teacher-Students ratio is
Junior High School 44
Senior Basic School 45.6
Higher Secondary School 46.1
Degree College 135.7
No. of Allopathic Hospitals/Dispensary/PHCs per 100,000 population is 3.7
Telephone connection per 100,000 population 275