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About Dom Mawphlang Village

Dom Mawphlang is a small village in Mawphlang tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 160 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dom Mawphlang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dom Mawphlang village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawphlang
Pincode 793120
Population 307
Male Population 160
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dom Mawphlang compares

By the 2011 count Dom Mawphlang is the 101st largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, 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 Dom Mawphlang

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

Dom Mawphlang lies about 5.2 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 72 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 Dom Mawphlang
Tehsil headquarters Mawphlang under 2 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 5.2 km
Nearest town Shillong 16 km
Nearest railway station Kamalajari 72 km

Villages closest to Dom Mawphlang

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 Dom Mawphlang

As per the Census of India 2011, Dom Mawphlang village had a population of 307. That makes it the 101st largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Dom Mawphlang village has 160 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dom Mawphlang has about 919 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 Dom Mawphlang is 793120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Dom Mawphlang is Kamalajari, about 72 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 Dom Mawphlang.

Dom Mawphlang is about 5.2 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.

Dom Mawphlang is in Mawphlang tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawphlang is about under 2 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 5.2 km away. Shillong is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mission Mawphlang (under 2 km), Mawngap Dukan (2.0 km) and Mawngap Khliehshnong (2.0 km).

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

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