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About Dewsaw Mawlein Village

Dewsaw Mawlein is a small village in Mawphlang tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 108, made up of 56 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewsaw Mawlein Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewsaw Mawlein village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawphlang
Pincode 793121
Population 108
Male Population 56
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 Dewsaw Mawlein compares

By the 2011 count Dewsaw Mawlein is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 389 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Dewsaw Mawlein

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

Dewsaw Mawlein lies about 29 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 78 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 Dewsaw Mawlein
Nearest town Shella 6.1 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Mawphlang 30 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 78 km

Villages closest to Dewsaw Mawlein

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mawphlang 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 Dewsaw Mawlein

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewsaw Mawlein village had a population of 108. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Dewsaw Mawlein village has 56 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewsaw Mawlein has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Dewsaw Mawlein is 793121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Dewsaw Mawlein is শাহবাজপুর, about 78 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 Dewsaw Mawlein.

Dewsaw Mawlein is about 29 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.

Dewsaw Mawlein is in Mawphlang tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 6.1 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 29 km away. Mawphlang is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewsaw (under 2 km), Wahumlawbah (5.1 km) and Lumpyllun (5.1 km).

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

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