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About Mandwa Village

Mandwa is a large village in Risod tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,028, made up of 1,064 males and 964 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 610.29 hectares hectares.

Mandwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandwa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Risod
Area (hectares) 610.29 hectares
Population 2,028
Male Population 1,064
Female Population 964
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandwa compares

By the 2011 count Mandwa is the 34th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 610.29 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Mandwa

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

Mandwa lies about 53 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Malsailu, about 46 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
Tehsil headquarters Risod 14 km
Nearest railway station Malsailu 46 km
District headquarters Washim 53 km

Villages closest to Mandwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Risod 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 2,028. That makes it the 34th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Mandwa village has 1,064 males and 964 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandwa has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Mandwa covers 610.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mandwa falls under Risod tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mandwa is Malsailu, about 46 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mandwa.

Mandwa is about 53 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandwa is in Risod tehsil of Washim district. Risod is about 14 km away. Malsailu is about 46 km away. Washim is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurha (1.7 km), Jawala (2.2 km) and Mohjabandi (3.5 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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