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About Mawblang Village

Mawblang is a mid sized village in Mawkynrew tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 912, made up of 464 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawblang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawblang village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawkynrew
Pincode 793108
Population 912
Male Population 464
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawblang compares

By the 2011 count Mawblang is the 14th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Mawblang

Mawblang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mawblang as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mawblang from other places

Mawblang 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 Mawblang
Nearest town Shella 11 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Mawkynrew 34 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 70 km

Villages closest to Mawblang

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mawkynrew 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 Mawblang

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawblang village had a population of 912. That makes it the 14th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Mawblang village has 464 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawblang has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Mawblang is 793108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mawblang falls under Mawkynrew tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Mawblang 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 village for Mawblang.

Mawblang 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.

Mawblang is in Mawkynrew tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 11 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 22 km away. Mawkynrew is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawlang (under 2 km), Mawslang (under 2 km) and Mawjam (10 km).

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

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