About Wahmawlein Village

Wahmawlein is a small village in Mawkynrew tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 272, made up of 130 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wahmawlein Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wahmawlein village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawkynrew
Pincode	793015
Population	272
Male Population	130
Female Population	142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,092
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Wahmawlein compares

By the 2011 count Wahmawlein is the 50th 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, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Wahmawlein

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

Wahmawlein 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 Wahmawlein
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 Wahmawlein

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 Wahmawlein

As per the Census of India 2011, Wahmawlein village had a population of 272. That makes it the 50th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Wahmawlein village has 130 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wahmawlein has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Wahmawlein 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Wahmawlein.

Wahmawlein 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.

Wahmawlein 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.