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Mowala

मौवाला
Baihar mandal
Pincode 481111
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Ramsingh tekam
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LGD code
497969
Pincode
481111
Post office
Baihar
Population
918
Households
215
Literacy rate
47.6%
Sex ratio
1035 ♀/1000♂
Workers
476
Distance to district centre
86 km
Distance to mandal centre
55 km
Distance to Bhopal
349 km
Distance to Hyderabad
575 km
Nearest railway station
Chiraidongri · 43 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Mowala compares

By population, Mowala ranks #38 of 144 villages in Baihar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
47.6%
−8.8% vs mandal average
Mowala
47.6%
Baihar mandal
56.4%
Balaghat district
67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,035
+1 vs mandal average
Mowala
1,035
Baihar mandal
1,034
Household size
people per home
4.3
Same as the mandal average
Mowala
4.3
Baihar mandal
4.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Mowala at a glance

Mowala is a village of 918 people in 215 households (Census 2011) in Baihar tehsil, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh, the 38th-largest of 144 villages in Baihar tehsil. Literacy is 48%, 9 points below the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,035 women per 1,000 men. It lies 86 km from the Balaghat district centre, 43 km from Chiraidongri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 481111, served by Baihar post office; the LGD village code is 497969. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, 8 km away. The sarpanch is Ramsingh tekam, and the village votes in Mandla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sampatiya Uikey. The population is estimated at 1,082 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Mowala

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Mowala · this village91848%
Rajma · Baihar84753%3.3 km W
Lagma · Birsa1,32453%6.3 km E
Lagma · Paraswada85660%6.3 km E
Baihar · Arang1,94070%7.9 km SW
Sahegaon · Birsa48164%8.6 km SE
Parrapur · Paraswada46352%8.9 km NW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mowala

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
18
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BAIHAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
10
Distance to district HQ (km)
78
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
468.17
Irrigated area (ha)
7.39
Forest area (ha)
91.01

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Mowala

LGD code
497969
Pincode
481111
Post office
Baihar
Population (Census 2011)
918
Population (projected 2026)
1,082
Households
215
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1035
Literacy rate
47.6%
Coordinates
22.15701°N, 80.60110°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Mandla
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mandla
Member of Parliament
Faggan Singh Kulaste
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sampatiya Uikey
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Ramsingh tekam
Block / Mandal
Baihar
Getting there

How to reach Mowala

Mandal centre
Baihar · ≈ 55 km
≈ 1 h 54 min by car · 2 h 15 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Balaghat · ≈ 86 km
≈ 2 h 57 min by car · 3 h 30 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal349 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad575 km
  • Delhi795 km
  • Kolkata800 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationChiraidongri43 km
  • Bus stopBus Stand Baihar8 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital8 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India8 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Peroleum8 km
  • Police stationNaya Police thana8 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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