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About Mawa Village

Mawa is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 459, made up of 202 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,272 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, 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 Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 87.63 hectares
Population 459
Male Population 202
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,272
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mawa compares

By the 2011 count Mawa is the 80th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 87.63 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Mawa

Mawa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mawa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 10 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Meghrajpura, about 8.8 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
Nearest railway station Meghrajpura 8.8 km
District headquarters Kangra 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 14 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 19 km

Villages closest to Mawa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jawali 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 459. That makes it the 80th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Mawa village has 202 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawa has about 1272 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Mawa is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mawa covers 87.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mawa falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mawa is Meghrajpura, about 8.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mawa.

Mawa is about 10 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mawa is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Meghrajpura is about 8.8 km away. Kangra is about 10 km away. Jawali is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jol (2.8 km), Bhati (3.4 km) and Nial (4.9 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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