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About Mawana Village

Mawana is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 153, made up of 76 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249179, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249179
Area (hectares) 236.58 hectares
Population 153
Male Population 76
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawana compares

By the 2011 count Mawana is the 172nd largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 236.58 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Mawana

Mawana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mawana as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Mawana from other places

Mawana lies about 38 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 21 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 Mawana
Nearest town Mussoorie 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 16 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 21 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 38 km

Villages closest to Mawana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawana village had a population of 153. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Mawana village has 76 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawana has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Mawana is 249179. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mawana covers 236.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mawana falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mawana is Dehradun, about 21 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 - 10 km distance for Mawana.

Mawana is about 38 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mawana is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Mussoorie is about 4.9 km away. Dhanaulti is about 16 km away. Dehradun is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lagrasu (under 2 km), Kolti (2.2 km) and Tuneta (2.2 km).

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

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