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About Mawa Village

Mawa is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 129 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 806 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176321
Area (hectares) 380 hectares
Population 233
Male Population 129
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 806
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawa compares

By the 2011 count Mawa is the 129th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 380 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Mawa

Mawa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mawa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mawa from other places

Mawa lies about 14 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 48 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 Mawa
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 14 km
District headquarters Chamba 14 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 48 km

Villages closest to Mawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawa village had a population of 233. That makes it the 129th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Mawa village has 129 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawa has about 806 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Mawa is 176321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mawa covers 380 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mawa falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mawa is Nurpur Road, about 48 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mawa.

Mawa is about 14 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mawa is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 14 km away. Chamba is about 14 km away. Nurpur Road is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuthar (under 2 km), R F Mundi Bahi (1.8 km) and Luinda (4.4 km).

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

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