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About Mandwa Village

Mandwa is a mid sized village in Mehkar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 273 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 966.45 hectares hectares.

Mandwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandwa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Mehkar
Area (hectares) 966.45 hectares
Population 551
Male Population 273
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandwa compares

By the 2011 count Mandwa is the 110th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 966.45 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 932.

Getting to Mandwa

Mandwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mandwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Mandwa from other places

Mandwa lies about 57 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Ranjani, about 51 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 Mandwa
Nearest town Lonar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Mehkar 26 km
Nearest railway station Ranjani 51 km
District headquarters Buldana 57 km

Villages closest to Mandwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandwa village had a population of 551. That makes it the 110th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Mandwa village has 273 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandwa has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Mandwa covers 966.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mandwa falls under Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mandwa is Ranjani, about 51 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mandwa.

Mandwa is about 57 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandwa is in Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district. Lonar is about 19 km away. Mehkar is about 26 km away. Ranjani is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pimpalgaon Unda (7.6 km), Hanwatkhed (8.5 km) and Bhumra (12 km).

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

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