About Mawjam Village

Mawjam is a small village in Mawkynrew tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 109 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,284 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawjam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawjam village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawkynrew
Pincode	793015
Population	249
Male Population	109
Female Population	140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,284
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 Mawjam compares

By the 2011 count Mawjam is the 55th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 656 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Mawjam

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

Mawjam lies about 20 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, 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 Mawjam
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	20 km
Nearest town	Shella	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mawkynrew	26 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	64 km

Villages closest to Mawjam

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.

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Common questions about Mawjam

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawjam village had a population of 249. That makes it the 55th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Mawjam village has 109 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawjam has about 1284 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawjam is শাহবাজপুর, 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 Mawjam.

Mawjam is about 20 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.

Mawjam is in Mawkynrew tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. East Khasi Hills is about 20 km away. Shella is about 21 km away. Mawkynrew is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.