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About Mandwa Village

Mandwa is a mid sized village in Gangapur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 854, made up of 434 males and 420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365.7 hectares hectares.

Mandwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Gangapur
Area (hectares) 365.7 hectares
Population 854
Male Population 434
Female Population 420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandwa compares

By the 2011 count Mandwa is the 113th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 365.7 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Mandwa

Mandwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mandwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mandwa from other places

Mandwa lies about 111 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dheena, about 5.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mandwa
Nearest railway station Dheena 5.6 km
Nearest town Zamānia 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangapur 27 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 111 km

Villages closest to Mandwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangapur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Mandwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandwa village had a population of 854. That makes it the 113th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Mandwa village has 434 males and 420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandwa has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Mandwa covers 365.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mandwa falls under Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mandwa is Dheena, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mandwa.

Mandwa is about 111 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandwa is in Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Dheena is about 5.6 km away. Zamānia is about 15 km away. Gangapur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramrai (1.9 km), Puri (6.5 km) and Mamdapur (7.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mandwa today is likely to be higher.

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