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About Mawada Village

Mawada is a mid sized village in Ichhawar tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 658, made up of 352 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 596.7 hectares hectares.

Mawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Ichhawar
Area (hectares) 596.7 hectares
Population 658
Male Population 352
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawada compares

By the 2011 count Mawada is the 92nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents. Its 596.7 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Mawada

Mawada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mawada as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mawada from other places

Mawada lies about 20 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Pachawan, about 20 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 Mawada
Tehsil headquarters Ichhawar 15 km
Nearest railway station Pachawan 20 km
District headquarters Sehore 20 km

Villages closest to Mawada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawada village had a population of 658. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents.

Mawada village has 352 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawada has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Mawada covers 596.7 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.

Mawada falls under Ichhawar tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mawada is Pachawan, about 20 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 village for Mawada.

Mawada is about 20 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mawada is in Ichhawar tehsil of Sehore district. Ichhawar is about 15 km away. Pachawan is about 20 km away. Sehore is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pangari Jangali (2.3 km), Ramgarh (3.0 km) and Lasudiya Godi (3.9 km).

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

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