About Mawad Village

Mawad is a small village in Gandhwani tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 171 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327.18 hectares hectares.

Mawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawad village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Dhar
Tehsil	Gandhwani
Area (hectares)	327.18 hectares
Population	351
Male Population	171
Female Population	180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,053
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawad compares

By the 2011 count Mawad is the 123rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 327.18 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Mawad

Mawad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mawad as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Mawad from other places

Mawad lies about 67 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, about 27 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 Mawad
Nearest town	Barwāni	7.4 km
Nearest railway station	Hathi gate station	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gandhwani	29 km
District headquarters	Dhar	67 km

Villages closest to Mawad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawad village had a population of 351. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Mawad village has 171 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawad has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Mawad covers 327.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mawad falls under Gandhwani tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mawad is Hathi gate station, about 27 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mawad.

Mawad is about 67 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mawad is in Gandhwani tehsil of Dhar district. Barwāni is about 7.4 km away. Hathi gate station is about 27 km away. Gandhwani is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.