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About Mawasa Village

Mawasa is a mid sized village in Narsinghgarh tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,474, made up of 756 males and 718 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 678.29 hectares hectares.

Mawasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawasa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Narsinghgarh
Area (hectares) 678.29 hectares
Population 1,474
Male Population 756
Female Population 718
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawasa compares

By the 2011 count Mawasa is the 43rd largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 989 residents. Its 678.29 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Mawasa

Mawasa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mawasa as Available within 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 Mawasa from other places

Mawasa lies about 46 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Karanwas, about 23 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 Mawasa
Tehsil headquarters Narsinghgarh 13 km
Nearest railway station Karanwas 23 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 46 km

Villages closest to Mawasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawasa village had a population of 1,474. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 989 residents.

Mawasa village has 756 males and 718 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawasa has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Mawasa covers 678.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mawasa falls under Narsinghgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mawasa is Karanwas, about 23 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 - 10 km distance for Mawasa.

Mawasa is about 46 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mawasa is in Narsinghgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district. Narsinghgarh is about 13 km away. Karanwas is about 23 km away. Rajgarh is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barkheda Amardas (1.9 km), Nandgaon (2.0 km) and Lasoodlya Pata (2.1 km).

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

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