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About Mahuwal Village

Mahuwal is a mid sized village in Ghatol tehsil, in the district of Banswara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 910, made up of 438 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 501 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 327023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahuwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuwal village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Banswara
Tehsil Ghatol
Pincode 327023
Area (hectares) 501 hectares
Population 910
Male Population 438
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahuwal compares

By the 2011 count Mahuwal is the 113th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 501 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Mahuwal

Mahuwal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahuwal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mahuwal from other places

Mahuwal lies about 38 km from Banswara, and the nearest railway station is Dhodhar, about 40 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 Mahuwal
Nearest town Pratāpgarh 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghatol 30 km
District headquarters Banswara 38 km
Nearest railway station Dhodhar 40 km

Villages closest to Mahuwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuwal village had a population of 910. That makes it the 113th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Mahuwal village has 438 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuwal has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Mahuwal is 327023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahuwal covers 501 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahuwal falls under Ghatol tehsil of Banswara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Mahuwal is Dhodhar, about 40 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahuwal.

Mahuwal is about 38 km from Banswara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuwal is in Ghatol tehsil of Banswara district. Pratāpgarh is about 29 km away. Ghatol is about 30 km away. Banswara is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuwal Para (under 2 km), Rohaniya Kaliya (16 km) and Rohniya Maneng (16 km).

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

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