Mowad Explained

Mowad
Settlement Type:city
Pushpin Map:India Maharashtra
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates:21.4674°N 78.448°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maharashtra
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Nagpur
Government Type:Municipal Council
Governing Body:Mowad Municipal Council
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:450
Population Total:8732
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Marathi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30

Mowad is a town and a municipal council in Nagpur district of Maharashtra, India. The town is located on the Wardha River.

Demographics

, Mowad had a population of 8777. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Mowad has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. The literacy rate is 79% for males and 68% for female. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.[1]

Flooding

The Wardha River has flooded four times since 1950, in 1959, 1962, 1979 and 1991. The floods of 1962 and 1991 were the worst, causing heavy loss of life, property, crops and infrastructure.[4] After the devastating flood of July 1991, all the houses in Mowad were shifted to safer sites. It is now a much more well planned town.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2001. Table - 3 : Population, population in the age group 0-6 and literates by sex - Cities/Towns (in alphabetic order): 2001. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. June 16, 2004. October 3, 2021. Census of India.
  2. https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/21494/download/24626/PC01_C01_27.xls Census India 2001
  3. https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11382/download/14495/DDW27C-01%20MDDS.XLS Census India 2011
  4. Book: Maharatna, Arup. The demography of Indian famines: a historical perspective. 1992. 9780195637113. United Kingdom.
  5. News: Rai. Arpan. August 30, 2020. "Watch: IAF rescues elderly man from flooded Madhya Pradesh village". Hindustan Times. October 3, 2021.