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About Mawai Village

Mawai is a mid sized village in Begamganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 998, made up of 526 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 830.03 hectares hectares.

Mawai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Begamganj
Area (hectares) 830.03 hectares
Population 998
Male Population 526
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
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 Mawai compares

By the 2011 count Mawai is the 27th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 830.03 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Mawai

Mawai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mawai 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. The nearest villages by name are Manpur, Mansadehi, Markhandi and Markheda Gulab. 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 Mawai

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawai village had a population of 998. That makes it the 27th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Mawai village has 526 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawai has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 884.

Mawai covers 830.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mawai falls under Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Mawai 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 5 - 10 km distance for Mawai.

Mawai is in Begamganj tehsil of Raisen 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 Mawai today is likely to be higher.

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