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About Mawlein Village

Mawlein 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 864, made up of 443 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawlein Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawlein village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawkynrew
Pincode 793015
Population 864
Male Population 443
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 Mawlein compares

By the 2011 count Mawlein is the 17th 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 Mawlein

Mawlein is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mawlein 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 Mawlein from other places

Mawlein lies about 20 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Longai, about 69 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 Mawlein
Tehsil headquarters Mawkynrew 6.3 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 20 km
Nearest town Jowai 22 km
Nearest railway station Longai 69 km

Villages closest to Mawlein

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 Mawlein

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawlein village had a population of 864. That makes it the 17th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Mawlein village has 443 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawlein has about 950 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 Mawlein is 793015. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Mawlein is Longai, about 69 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 Mawlein.

Mawlein 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.

Mawlein is in Mawkynrew tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawkynrew is about 6.3 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 20 km away. Jowai is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wahmawlein (under 2 km), Lynshing (under 2 km) and Khwad (1.8 km).

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

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