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About Mawai Village

Mawai is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 831, made up of 418 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawai village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144036
Area (hectares) 225 hectares
Population 831
Male Population 418
Female Population 413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mawai compares

By the 2011 count Mawai is the 133rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 225 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Mawai

Mawai is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mawai 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mawai from other places

Mawai lies about 30 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Bilga, about 1.9 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 Mawai
Nearest railway station Bilga 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 12 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 30 km

Villages closest to Mawai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawai village had a population of 831. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Mawai village has 418 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawai has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Mawai is 144036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mawai covers 225 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mawai falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mawai is Bilga, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mawai.

Mawai is about 30 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mawai is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Bilga is about 1.9 km away. Phillaur is about 12 km away. Jalandhar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aujla (under 2 km), Nagra (2.0 km) and Bharuwal (2.2 km).

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

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