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About Mandwa Village

Mandwa is a large village in Digras tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,137, made up of 1,112 males and 1,025 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 888 hectares hectares.

Mandwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandwa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Digras
Area (hectares) 888 hectares
Population 2,137
Male Population 1,112
Female Population 1,025
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 13th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,423 residents. Its 888 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

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 Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Darwha Motibag, 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 Mandwa
Tehsil headquarters Digras 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Darwha Motibag 20 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 53 km

Villages closest to Mandwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Digras 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 2,137. That makes it the 13th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,423 residents.

Mandwa village has 1,112 males and 1,025 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandwa has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Mandwa covers 888 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mandwa falls under Digras tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mandwa is Darwha Motibag, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mandwa.

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

Mandwa is in Digras tehsil of Yavatmal district. Digras is about 6.7 km away. Darwha Motibag is about 20 km away. Yavatmal 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 Bori (under 2 km), Laygavhan (under 2 km) and Rohana (2.1 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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