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About Mawan Village

Mawan is a small village in Bharwain tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 265, made up of 130 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Bharwain
Pincode 177109
Area (hectares) 400.23 hectares
Population 265
Male Population 130
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawan compares

By the 2011 count Mawan is the 30th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 388 residents. Its 400.23 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Mawan

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

How far is Mawan from other places

Mawan lies about 36 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Chintpurni Marg, about 9.8 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 Mawan
Tehsil headquarters Bharwain 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Chintpurni Marg 9.8 km
Nearest town Talwāra 30 km
District headquarters Una 36 km

Villages closest to Mawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawan village had a population of 265. That makes it the 30th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 388 residents.

Mawan village has 130 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawan has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Mawan is 177109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mawan covers 400.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mawan falls under Bharwain tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mawan is Chintpurni Marg, about 9.8 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 village for Mawan.

Mawan is about 36 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mawan is in Bharwain tehsil of Una district. Bharwain is about 3.3 km away. Chintpurni Marg is about 9.8 km away. Talwāra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarrha (under 2 km), Lohara Khas (1.7 km) and Guret (2.1 km).

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

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