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About Mawrah Village

Mawrah is a mid sized village in Khatarshnong Laitkroh tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 657, made up of 326 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawrah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawrah village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Khatarshnong Laitkroh
Pincode 793015
Population 657
Male Population 326
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawrah compares

By the 2011 count Mawrah is the 15th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 359 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Mawrah

Mawrah is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mawrah as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Mawrah from other places

Mawrah lies about 21 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 55 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 Mawrah
Nearest town Laitumkhrah 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Khatarshnong Laitkroh 21 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 21 km
Nearest railway station Kamalajari 55 km

Villages closest to Mawrah

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 Mawrah

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawrah village had a population of 657. That makes it the 15th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 359 residents.

Mawrah village has 326 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawrah has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawrah is Kamalajari, about 55 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mawrah.

Mawrah is about 21 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.

Mawrah is in Khatarshnong Laitkroh tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Laitumkhrah is about 2.8 km away. Khatarshnong Laitkroh is about 21 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laitmawroh (under 2 km), Nongthymmai (3.7 km) and Nongthymmai Lumthangding (3.7 km).

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

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