About Mahawan Village

Mahawan is a mid sized village in Khanna tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 618, made up of 331 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahawan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Khanna
Pincode	141401
Area (hectares)	323 hectares
Population	618
Male Population	331
Female Population	287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	867
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahawan compares

By the 2011 count Mahawan is the 57th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,405 residents. Its 323 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Mahawan

Mahawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahawan from other places

Mahawan lies about 45 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Khanna, about 4.1 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 Mahawan
Nearest railway station	Khanna	4.1 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	45 km

Villages closest to Mahawan

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

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Common questions about Mahawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahawan village had a population of 618. That makes it the 57th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,405 residents.

Mahawan village has 331 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahawan has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 900.

The pincode recorded for Mahawan is 141401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahawan covers 323 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahawan falls under Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mahawan is Khanna, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mahawan.

Mahawan is about 45 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahawan is in Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district. Khanna is about 4.1 km away. Ludhiana is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.