Lakhau is a village in Churu district of Rajasthan and is the birthplace of Mohar Singh Rathore.

The village was founded around 1850 AD by Thakur Khaman Singh, the great-grandfather of Mohar Singh Rathore and Karni Singh Rathore, who on having a dispute with his brothers at Village Ghanghu nearby separated and came to settle here, where there was a Mutt of an ancient saint.

The main occupation of the villagers is Agriculture and cattle raising.

The Village is situated right on the National Highway 65, at a distance of about 18 km from Churu, the district headquarter.

Lakhau also a village in Sibsagar district of Assam.