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About Mawar Village

Mawar is a mid sized village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,135, made up of 577 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.2 hectares hectares.

Mawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Handwara
Area (hectares) 107.2 hectares
Population 1,135
Male Population 577
Female Population 558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawar compares

By the 2011 count Mawar is the 95th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 107.2 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Mawar

Mawar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mawar as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Mawar from other places

Mawar lies about 21 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 22 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 Mawar
Tehsil headquarters Handwara 9.2 km
Nearest town Bāramūla 20 km
District headquarters Kupwara 21 km
Nearest railway station Baramula 22 km

Villages closest to Mawar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawar village had a population of 1,135. That makes it the 95th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Mawar village has 577 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawar has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Mawar covers 107.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mawar falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Mawar is Baramula, about 22 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 village for Mawar.

Mawar is about 21 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mawar is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Handwara is about 9.2 km away. Bāramūla is about 20 km away. Kupwara is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Drungsu Shhnagri (2.0 km), Shil Thra (3.1 km) and Nawgam (4.3 km).

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

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