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About Mowai Village

Mowai is a mid sized village in Sagwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,029, made up of 508 males and 521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 439 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mowai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mowai village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Sagwara
Pincode 314029
Area (hectares) 439 hectares
Population 1,029
Male Population 508
Female Population 521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mowai compares

By the 2011 count Mowai is the 104th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 439 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Mowai

Mowai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mowai 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mowai from other places

Mowai lies about 28 km from Dungarpur. 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 Mowai
Tehsil headquarters Sagwara 8.8 km
Nearest town Sāgwāra 8.8 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 28 km

Villages closest to Mowai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mowai village had a population of 1,029. That makes it the 104th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents.

Mowai village has 508 males and 521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mowai has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Mowai is 314029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mowai covers 439 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mowai falls under Sagwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Mowai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Mowai.

Mowai is about 28 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mowai is in Sagwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Sagwara is about 8.8 km away. Sāgwāra is about 8.8 km away. Dungarpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nogama (1.8 km), Teetuwa (1.8 km) and Kokapur (1.9 km).

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

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