| Event: | Women's freestyle 48 kg |
| Championship: | 2011 World Championships |
| Dates: | 14 September 2011 |
| Venue: | Sinan Erdem Dome |
| Competitors: | 40 |
| Nations: | 40 |
| Gold: | Hitomi Obara |
| Gold Nation: | JPN |
| Silver: | Mariya Stadnik |
| Silver Nation: | AZE |
| Bronze: | Zhao Shasha |
| Bronze Nation: | CHN |
| Bronze2: | Zhuldyz Eshimova |
| Bronze2 Nation: | KAZ |
| Prev: | 2010 |
| Next: | 2012 |
See main article: 2011 World Wrestling Championships.
The women's freestyle 48 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2011 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey on 14 September 2011.