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About Mawaiya Village

Mawaiya is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,585, made up of 844 males and 741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.13 hectares hectares.

Mawaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawaiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 121.13 hectares
Population 1,585
Male Population 844
Female Population 741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawaiya compares

By the 2011 count Mawaiya is the 61st largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 121.13 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Mawaiya

Mawaiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mawaiya 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 Mawaiya from other places

Mawaiya lies about 17 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Ganj Khawaja, about 16 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 Mawaiya
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 10 km
Nearest railway station Ganj Khawaja 16 km
District headquarters Chandauli 17 km

Villages closest to Mawaiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawaiya village had a population of 1,585. That makes it the 61st largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Mawaiya village has 844 males and 741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawaiya has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Mawaiya covers 121.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mawaiya falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mawaiya is Ganj Khawaja, about 16 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 Mawaiya.

Mawaiya is about 17 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mawaiya is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 10 km away. Ganj Khawaja is about 16 km away. Chandauli is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodo Chak (under 2 km), Gaurhihar (under 2 km) and Kurthiya (under 2 km).

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

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