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About Mawai Village

Mawai is a mid sized village in Ghuwara tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,664, made up of 850 males and 814 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 778.81 hectares hectares.

Mawai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Ghuwara
Area (hectares) 778.81 hectares
Population 1,664
Male Population 850
Female Population 814
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawai compares

By the 2011 count Mawai is the 22nd largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 778.81 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 871.

Getting to Mawai

Mawai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mawai as Available within 10+ 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 Mawai from other places

Mawai lies about 78 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mawai, about 45 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 Mawai
Tehsil headquarters Ghuwara 12 km
Nearest town Banda 41 km
Nearest railway station Mawai 45 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 78 km

Villages closest to Mawai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawai village had a population of 1,664. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Mawai village has 850 males and 814 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawai has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 871.

Mawai covers 778.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mawai falls under Ghuwara tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mawai is Mawai, about 45 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 <5 km distance for Mawai.

Mawai is about 78 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mawai is in Ghuwara tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Ghuwara is about 12 km away. Banda is about 41 km away. Mawai is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halawani (under 2 km), Dongarpura (2.3 km) and Hansari (3.2 km).

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

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