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About Mawa Village

Mawa is a mid sized village in Sunderbani tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 700, made up of 374 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawa village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Sunderbani
Pincode 185153
Area (hectares) 182.1 hectares
Population 700
Male Population 374
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
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 24th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,332 residents. Its 182.1 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

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 55 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 29 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 town Akhnūr 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sunderbani 20 km
Nearest railway station Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra 29 km
District headquarters Rajouri 55 km

Villages closest to Mawa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sunderbani 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 700. That makes it the 24th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,332 residents.

Mawa village has 374 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawa has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Mawa is 185153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mawa covers 182.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mawa falls under Sunderbani tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Mawa is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 29 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 55 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mawa is in Sunderbani tehsil of Rajouri district. Akhnūr is about 9.8 km away. Sunderbani is about 20 km away. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Nawabad (12 km), Hathal (14 km) and Dhok Bainar (16 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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