Mau (Mau Nath Bhanjan) is situated on the fertile plain of the Ganges-Ghaghra Doab. It is located between 83° 17′ to 84 52°’ East and 24° 47′ to 26 17°’ North. It is bounded on the north by the Ghaghra river, on the south by Ghazipur district, on the east by Ballia district and on the west by Azamgarh district. This district represents the geographical features of the middle Gangetic plain. Ballia Road – “Khachari” and “Khadar” are soil types found in the areas north of Azamgarh. “Bangar” soil is also found in some high places. In the southern part of the district, the river flow is absent, due to which the area is of the Bangar type of soil, which is not fertile. The river system of the district is dominated by Tons River and its tributary Chhoti Sarju.
Tubewells are the main means of irrigation in the district. The ponds are mainly used for fishing and bird sanctuary purposes. Mau “Pakari Piua” pond has 1.7 km width = “50” and 32 km in length. It also has two big ponds (Taals) and one Ratoy Tal near Madhuban and Garha Tal near Ratanpura. But no any techncal institute any any science this college is big issue for mau people. Please see about Mau, groundwater can be obtained from 15 to 20 meters depth. Ground water is used for drinking purposes. Farmers use tube wells for irrigation purposes.
Forest area in Mau district
Aarea of Mau District is 1716 Sq. Km., which out of 1sq. km dense, 15 sq km moderately desne, 17 sq. km open forest. A total of 1.92% area is covered by forest in Mau district of Uttar Pradesh. Following the types of trees available in this forest, some are Mango, Sisam, Mahua, Babul, Nim, Ukliptus and Plas etc. The district has very less covered area of Mau forest.
| Climate condition in Mau | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
26 (79) |
33 (91) |
39 (102) |
42 (108) |
40 (104) |
34 (93) |
33 (91) |
33 (91) |
33 (91) |
29 (84) |
25 (77) |
32.5 (90.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 9 (48) |
11 (52) |
16 (61) |
22 (72) |
26 (79) |
28 (82) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
24 (75) |
20 (68) |
14 (57) |
10 (50) |
19.3 (66.8) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 12 (0.47) |
18 (0.71) |
9 (0.35) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
96 (3.78) |
144 (5.67) |
162 (6.38) |
201 (7.91) |
24 (0.94) |
3 (0.12) |
6 (0.24) |
675 (26.57) |
Under the aegis of National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms (NBAIM), the Ministry of Agriculture (Government of India) in the Eleventh Plan was established in 2001 through a funded project sponsored by the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) at Kushmaur, Mau Indian Agricultural Research Council (ICAR). The basic goal of the Bureau is to coordinate systematic and scientific research in the field of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms (AIMS) to promote and improve agricultural productivity.