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About Mowada Village

Mowada is a large village in Ghatanji tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,009, made up of 1,030 males and 979 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2271.13 hectares hectares.

Mowada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mowada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Ghatanji
Area (hectares) 2271.13 hectares
Population 2,009
Male Population 1,030
Female Population 979
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mowada compares

By the 2011 count Mowada is the 15th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,142 residents. Its 2271.13 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Mowada

Mowada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mowada as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Mowada from other places

Mowada lies about 40 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Pimpalkutti, about 39 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 Mowada
Tehsil headquarters Ghatanji 9.4 km
Nearest town Ghātanji 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Pimpalkutti 39 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 40 km

Villages closest to Mowada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mowada village had a population of 2,009. That makes it the 15th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,142 residents.

Mowada village has 1,030 males and 979 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mowada has about 950 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 957.

Mowada covers 2271.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mowada falls under Ghatanji tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mowada is Pimpalkutti, about 39 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 5 - 10 km distance for Mowada.

Mowada is about 40 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mowada is in Ghatanji tehsil of Yavatmal district. Ghatanji is about 9.4 km away. Ghātanji is about 9.4 km away. Pimpalkutti is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khadki (1.9 km), Kopra (2.1 km) and Hiwardhara (2.2 km).

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

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