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About Mava Village

Mava is a mid sized village in Samba tehsil, in the district of Samba, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,530, made up of 800 males and 730 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mava Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mava village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Samba
Tehsil Samba
Pincode 184121
Area (hectares) 318 hectares
Population 1,530
Male Population 800
Female Population 730
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mava compares

By the 2011 count Mava is the 41st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 773 residents. Its 318 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Mava

Mava is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mava as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Mango Chak, Manohar Gopala, Marhun and Markoli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Mava

As per the Census of India 2011, Mava village had a population of 1,530. That makes it the 41st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 773 residents.

Mava village has 800 males and 730 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mava has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Mava is 184121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mava covers 318 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mava falls under Samba tehsil of Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Mava notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mava.

Mava is in Samba tehsil of Samba district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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