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About Mungway Village

Mungway is a mid sized village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 261 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mungway Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mungway village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Nawagarh
Pincode 491337
Area (hectares) 190 hectares
Population 520
Male Population 261
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mungway compares

By the 2011 count Mungway is the 121st largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Mungway

Mungway is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mungway as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mungway from other places

Mungway lies about 81 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 27 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 Mungway
Tehsil headquarters Nawagarh 12 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 19 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 27 km
District headquarters Durg 81 km

Villages closest to Mungway

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mungway village had a population of 520. That makes it the 121st largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Mungway village has 261 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mungway has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Mungway is 491337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mungway covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mungway falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mungway is Hathbandh, about 27 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Mungway.

Mungway is about 81 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mungway is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Nawagarh is about 12 km away. Bemetāra is about 19 km away. Hathbandh 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 Buchipur (under 2 km), Sengaon (1.7 km) and Ghoghrali (2.5 km).

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

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