About Mawkalang Village

Mawkalang 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 98, made up of 39 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,513 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawkalang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawkalang village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Khatarshnong Laitkroh
Pincode	793015
Population	98
Male Population	39
Female Population	59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,513
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 Mawkalang compares

By the 2011 count Mawkalang is the 72nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 359 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Mawkalang

Mawkalang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mawkalang 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 Mawkalang from other places

Mawkalang lies about 22 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 70 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 Mawkalang
Nearest town	Shella	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khatarshnong Laitkroh	22 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	22 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	70 km

Villages closest to Mawkalang

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.

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Common questions about Mawkalang

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawkalang village had a population of 98. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 359 residents.

Mawkalang village has 39 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawkalang has about 1513 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Mawkalang is 793015. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Mawkalang is শাহবাজপুর, about 70 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 Mawkalang.

Mawkalang is about 22 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.

Mawkalang is in Khatarshnong Laitkroh tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 11 km away. Khatarshnong Laitkroh is about 22 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.