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About Mawai Village

Mawai is a large village in Churhat tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,363, made up of 1,705 males and 1,658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 839.1 hectares hectares.

Mawai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Churhat
Area (hectares) 839.1 hectares
Population 3,363
Male Population 1,705
Female Population 1,658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawai compares

By the 2011 count Mawai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 811 residents. Its 839.1 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 981.

Getting to Mawai

Mawai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mawai 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 Mawai from other places

Mawai lies about 27 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Joba, about 13 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
Nearest railway station Joba 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Churhat 25 km
District headquarters Sidhi 27 km

Villages closest to Mawai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Churhat 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 3,363. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 811 residents.

Mawai village has 1,705 males and 1,658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawai has about 972 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 981.

Mawai covers 839.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mawai falls under Churhat tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mawai is Joba, about 13 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 Mawai.

Mawai is about 27 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mawai is in Churhat tehsil of Sidhi district. Joba is about 13 km away. Churhat is about 25 km away. Sidhi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salaiya (1.6 km), Kusiyara (3.3 km) and Khamhauniya Kalan (4.6 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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