Lucknow Food Guide 2025: Must-Try Awadhi Cuisine & Street Food Spots
Tunday, seekh, shami and kakori kebabs, the korma, and the dum cooking that makes the Awadhi food of Lucknow what it is.
- 12 Aug 25
14 min
Mawai Khurd is a mid sized village in Malihabad tehsil, in the district of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,556, made up of 835 males and 721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 227115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.
| Description | Value |
|---|---|
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Lucknow |
| Tehsil | Malihabad |
| Pincode | 227115 |
| Area (hectares) | 294.01 hectares |
| Population | 1,556 |
| Male Population | 835 |
| Female Population | 721 |
| Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) | 863 |
| Bus Service (public) | Available within village |
| Bus Service (private) | Available within village |
| Nearest Railway Station | Available within 10+ km distance |
By the 2011 count Mawai Khurd is the 78th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 294.01 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 906.
Mawai Khurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mawai Khurd 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.
Mawai Khurd lies about 33 km from Lucknow, and the nearest railway station is Itaunja, 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.
| Nearest railway station | Itaunja | 14 km |
|---|---|---|
| Tehsil headquarters | Malihabad | 19 km |
| Nearest town | Sidhaulī | 23 km |
| District headquarters | Lucknow | 33 km |
These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Malihabad 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.
As per the Census of India 2011, Mawai Khurd village had a population of 1,556. That makes it the 78th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.
Mawai Khurd village has 835 males and 721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.
Working from the 2011 counts, Mawai Khurd has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 906.
The pincode recorded for Mawai Khurd is 227115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.
Mawai Khurd covers 294.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.
Mawai Khurd falls under Malihabad tehsil of Lucknow district in Uttar Pradesh.
The nearest railway station to Mawai Khurd is Itaunja, 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 Mawai Khurd.
Mawai Khurd is about 33 km from Lucknow in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.
Mawai Khurd is in Malihabad tehsil of Lucknow district. Itaunja is about 14 km away. Malihabad is about 19 km away. Sidhaulī is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.
The closest recorded villages are Basant Pur (under 2 km), Bhelam Pur (under 2 km) and Jindana (2.1 km).
No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mawai Khurd today is likely to be higher.
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