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About Faugli Mawa Village

Faugli Mawa is a small village in Dhar Kalan tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 430, made up of 221 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 540 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Faugli Mawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Faugli Mawa village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dhar Kalan
Pincode 145021
Area (hectares) 540 hectares
Population 430
Male Population 221
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Faugli Mawa compares

By the 2011 count Faugli Mawa is the 23rd largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents. Its 540 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Faugli Mawa

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

Faugli Mawa lies about 46 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kandwal, about 2.5 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 Faugli Mawa
Nearest railway station Kandwal 2.5 km
Nearest town Mamun 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhar Kalan 16 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 46 km

Villages closest to Faugli Mawa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhar Kalan 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 Faugli Mawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Faugli Mawa village had a population of 430. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents.

Faugli Mawa village has 221 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faugli Mawa has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Faugli Mawa is 145021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faugli Mawa covers 540 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Faugli Mawa falls under Dhar Kalan tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Faugli Mawa is Kandwal, about 2.5 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 Faugli Mawa.

Faugli Mawa is about 46 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Faugli Mawa is in Dhar Kalan tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Kandwal is about 2.5 km away. Mamun is about 9.8 km away. Dhar Kalan is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hara (6.6 km), Narianpur (9.5 km) and Tarhari (12 km).

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

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