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About Mawa Village

Mawa is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 576, made up of 305 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawa village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144205
Area (hectares) 331 hectares
Population 576
Male Population 305
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawa compares

By the 2011 count Mawa is the 181st largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 331 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Mawa

Mawa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mawa as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Mawa from other places

Mawa lies about 44 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Unchi Bassi, about 13 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 Mawa
Nearest town Talwāra 12 km
Nearest railway station Unchi Bassi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 15 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 44 km

Villages closest to Mawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawa village had a population of 576. That makes it the 181st largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Mawa village has 305 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawa has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Mawa is 144205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mawa covers 331 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mawa falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mawa is Unchi Bassi, about 13 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 village for Mawa.

Mawa is about 44 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mawa is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Talwāra is about 12 km away. Unchi Bassi is about 13 km away. Mukerian is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beh Mawa (under 2 km), Jugial (3.1 km) and Passi Karoro (3.4 km).

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

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