About Mowala Village

Mowala is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 918, made up of 451 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 468.17 hectares hectares.

Mowala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mowala village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Balaghat
Tehsil	Baihar
Area (hectares)	468.17 hectares
Population	918
Male Population	451
Female Population	467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,035
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mowala compares

By the 2011 count Mowala is the 87th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 468.17 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1032.

Getting to Mowala

Mowala is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mowala as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Mowala from other places

Mowala lies about 57 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Chiraidongri, about 43 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 Mowala
Tehsil headquarters	Baihar	8.1 km
Nearest town	Malajkhand	17 km
Nearest railway station	Chiraidongri	43 km
District headquarters	Balaghat	57 km

Villages closest to Mowala

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

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Common questions about Mowala

As per the Census of India 2011, Mowala village had a population of 918. That makes it the 87th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Mowala village has 451 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mowala has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Mowala covers 468.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mowala falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mowala is Chiraidongri, about 43 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mowala.

Mowala is about 57 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mowala is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Baihar is about 8.1 km away. Malajkhand is about 17 km away. Chiraidongri is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.