About Mawsna Village

Mawsna is a small village in Mawkynrew tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 472, made up of 235 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawsna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawsna village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawkynrew
Pincode	793015
Population	472
Male Population	235
Female Population	237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,009
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawsna compares

By the 2011 count Mawsna is the 33rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Mawsna

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

Mawsna lies about 24 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Longai, about 65 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 Mawsna
Tehsil headquarters	Mawkynrew	8.5 km
Nearest town	Jowai	19 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	24 km
Nearest railway station	Longai	65 km

Villages closest to Mawsna

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 Mawsna

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawsna village had a population of 472. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Mawsna village has 235 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawsna has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawsna is Longai, about 65 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 Mawsna.

Mawsna is about 24 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.

Mawsna is in Mawkynrew tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawkynrew is about 8.5 km away. Jowai is about 19 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.