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About Mawai Village

Mawai is one of the larger villages in Rudauli tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,610, made up of 3,424 males and 3,186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 460.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 225406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Rudauli
Pincode 225406
Area (hectares) 460.79 hectares
Population 6,610
Male Population 3,424
Female Population 3,186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Mawai compares

By the 2011 count Mawai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents. Its 460.79 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Mawai

Mawai 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 Mawai as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mawai from other places

Mawai lies about 56 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Patranga, about 10 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 Mawai
Nearest railway station Patranga 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Rudauli 16 km
Nearest town Zaidpur 28 km
District headquarters Faizabad 56 km

Villages closest to Mawai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawai village had a population of 6,610. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents.

Mawai village has 3,424 males and 3,186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawai has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Mawai is 225406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mawai covers 460.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mawai falls under Rudauli tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mawai is Patranga, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Mawai.

Mawai is about 56 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mawai is in Rudauli tehsil of Faizabad district. Patranga is about 10 km away. Rudauli is about 16 km away. Zaidpur 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 Parauli (under 2 km), Parsauli (under 2 km) and Ashraf Nagar (2.4 km).

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

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