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About Mawkynrew Village

Mawkynrew 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 931, made up of 396 males and 535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,351 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawkynrew Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawkynrew village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawkynrew
Pincode 793015
Population 931
Male Population 396
Female Population 535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,351
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawkynrew compares

By the 2011 count Mawkynrew is the 13th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Mawkynrew

Mawkynrew is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mawkynrew as Available. 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 Mawkynrew from other places

Mawkynrew lies about 20 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 73 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 Mawkynrew
Nearest town Nongthymmai 17 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 20 km
Nearest railway station Kamalajari 73 km

Villages closest to Mawkynrew

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 Mawkynrew

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawkynrew village had a population of 931. That makes it the 13th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Mawkynrew village has 396 males and 535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawkynrew has about 1351 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawkynrew is Kamalajari, about 73 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Mawkynrew.

Mawkynrew 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.

Mawkynrew is in Mawkynrew tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Nongthymmai is about 17 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 20 km away. Kamalajari is about 73 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umkhoi (4.0 km), Jongksha (4.8 km) and Lynshing (5.0 km).

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

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