About Molawan Village

Molawan is a large village in Sasaram tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,638, made up of 1,384 males and 1,254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.1 hectares hectares.

Molawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Molawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Sasaram
Area (hectares)	273.1 hectares
Population	2,638
Male Population	1,384
Female Population	1,254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Molawan compares

By the 2011 count Molawan is the 25th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 273.1 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Molawan

Molawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Molawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Molawan from other places

Molawan lies about 32 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Sasaram Junction, about 5.7 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 Molawan
Tehsil headquarters	Sasaram	4.8 km
Nearest town	Sasarām	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Sasaram Junction	5.7 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	32 km

Villages closest to Molawan

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

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Common questions about Molawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Molawan village had a population of 2,638. That makes it the 25th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Molawan village has 1,384 males and 1,254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Molawan has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Molawan covers 273.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Molawan falls under Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Molawan is Sasaram Junction, about 5.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Molawan.

Molawan is about 32 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Molawan is in Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district. Sasaram is about 4.8 km away. Sasarām is about 4.8 km away. Sasaram Junction is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.