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About Mawakot Village

Mawakot is a mid sized village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,294, made up of 610 males and 684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawakot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawakot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246149
Area (hectares) 91.41 hectares
Population 1,294
Male Population 610
Female Population 684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,121
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mawakot compares

By the 2011 count Mawakot is the 26th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 91.41 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Mawakot

Mawakot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mawakot 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mawakot from other places

Mawakot lies about 14 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 5.9 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 Mawakot
Nearest town Kotdwāra 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 5.9 km
District headquarters Garhwal 14 km

Villages closest to Mawakot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawakot village had a population of 1,294. That makes it the 26th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Mawakot village has 610 males and 684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawakot has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Mawakot is 246149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mawakot covers 91.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mawakot falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mawakot is Kotdwara, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mawakot.

Mawakot is about 14 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mawakot is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Kotdwāra is about 5.8 km away. Kotdwara is about 5.9 km away. Garhwal is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandpur (under 2 km), Ghamandpur (under 2 km) and Padampur (under 2 km).

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

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