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About Mawa Village

Mawa is a mid sized village in Pokaran tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 835, made up of 448 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9187 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Pokaran
Pincode 345023
Area (hectares) 9187 hectares
Population 835
Male Population 448
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mawa compares

By the 2011 count Mawa is the 113th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 9187 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 880.

Getting to Mawa

Mawa 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 Mawa 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 Mawa from other places

Mawa lies about 99 km from Jaisalmer, and the nearest railway station is Ramdevra, about 5.8 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 railway station Ramdevra 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Pokaran 14 km
District headquarters Jaisalmer 99 km

Villages closest to Mawa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pokaran 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 835. That makes it the 113th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Mawa village has 448 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawa has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Mawa is 345023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mawa covers 9187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mawa falls under Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Mawa is Ramdevra, about 5.8 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 Mawa.

Mawa is about 99 km from Jaisalmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mawa is in Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Ramdevra is about 5.8 km away. Pokaran is about 14 km away. Jaisalmer is about 99 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhalora Hemawas (under 2 km), Ramdeora (5.1 km) and Rathora (7.1 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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