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About Mawlang Village

Mawlang is a small village in Mawkynrew tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 267, made up of 138 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawlang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawlang village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawkynrew
Pincode 793015
Population 267
Male Population 138
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
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 Mawlang compares

By the 2011 count Mawlang is the 51st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Mawlang

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

Mawlang 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 Mawlang
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 Mawlang

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 Mawlang

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawlang village had a population of 267. That makes it the 51st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Mawlang village has 138 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawlang has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawlang 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 Mawlang.

Mawlang 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.

Mawlang 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 Mawblang (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 Mawlang today is likely to be higher.

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