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About Mawai Village

Mawai is a mid sized village in Tahrauli tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 847, made up of 450 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 457.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284202, 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 Jhansi
Tehsil Tahrauli
Pincode 284202
Area (hectares) 457.77 hectares
Population 847
Male Population 450
Female Population 397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawai compares

By the 2011 count Mawai is the 78th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents. Its 457.77 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 899.

Getting to Mawai

Mawai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mawai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Mawai from other places

Mawai lies about 45 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Ranipur Road, about 20 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
Tehsil headquarters Tahrauli 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Ranipur Road 20 km
Nearest town Gursarāi 24 km
District headquarters Jhansi 45 km

Villages closest to Mawai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tahrauli 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 847. That makes it the 78th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents.

Mawai village has 450 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawai has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Mawai is 284202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mawai covers 457.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mawai falls under Tahrauli tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mawai is Ranipur Road, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mawai.

Mawai is about 45 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mawai is in Tahrauli tehsil of Jhansi district. Tahrauli is about 9.5 km away. Ranipur Road is about 20 km away. Gursarāi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bansar (under 2 km), Bijna (under 2 km) and Semari Kachhiyan (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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