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About Mawbeh Village

Mawbeh is a small village in Khatarshnong Laitkroh tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 449, made up of 231 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawbeh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawbeh village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Khatarshnong Laitkroh
Pincode 793110
Population 449
Male Population 231
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawbeh compares

By the 2011 count Mawbeh is the 23rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 359 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Mawbeh

Mawbeh is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mawbeh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Mawbeh from other places

Mawbeh lies about 23 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 64 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 Mawbeh
Nearest town Nongthymmai 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Khatarshnong Laitkroh 23 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 23 km
Nearest railway station Kamalajari 64 km

Villages closest to Mawbeh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khatarshnong Laitkroh 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 Mawbeh

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawbeh village had a population of 449. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 359 residents.

Mawbeh village has 231 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawbeh has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Mawbeh is 793110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mawbeh falls under Khatarshnong Laitkroh tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Mawbeh is Kamalajari, about 64 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mawbeh.

Mawbeh is about 23 km from East Khasi Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mawbeh is in Khatarshnong Laitkroh tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Nongthymmai is about 11 km away. Khatarshnong Laitkroh is about 23 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawbri (under 2 km), Pdang (8.0 km) and Nongthymmai (11 km).

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

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