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About Mahswa Village

Mahswa is one of the larger villages in Todabhim tehsil, in the district of Karauli, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,676, made up of 3,591 males and 3,085 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2071.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 322238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahswa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahswa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Karauli
Tehsil Todabhim
Pincode 322238
Area (hectares) 2071.57 hectares
Population 6,676
Male Population 3,591
Female Population 3,085
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahswa compares

By the 2011 count Mahswa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 2071.57 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 867.

Getting to Mahswa

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

How far is Mahswa from other places

Mahswa lies about 34 km from Karauli, and the nearest railway station is Khandip, about 14 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 Mahswa
Nearest railway station Khandip 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Todabhim 19 km
District headquarters Karauli 34 km

Villages closest to Mahswa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahswa village had a population of 6,676. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Mahswa village has 3,591 males and 3,085 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahswa has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 867.

The pincode recorded for Mahswa is 322238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahswa covers 2071.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahswa falls under Todabhim tehsil of Karauli district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Mahswa is Khandip, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahswa.

Mahswa is about 34 km from Karauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahswa is in Todabhim tehsil of Karauli district. Khandip is about 14 km away. Todabhim is about 19 km away. Karauli is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barh Mahasinghpura (3.1 km), Kuteela (3.5 km) and Ranoli (3.7 km).

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

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