About Lawshlem Village

Lawshlem is a small village in Mawphlang tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 197, made up of 97 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lawshlem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lawshlem village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawphlang
Pincode	793120
Population	197
Male Population	97
Female Population	100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,031
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lawshlem compares

By the 2011 count Lawshlem is the 144th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Lawshlem

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

Lawshlem lies about 18 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 58 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 Lawshlem
Nearest town	Shillong	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mawphlang	16 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	18 km
Nearest railway station	Kamalajari	58 km

Villages closest to Lawshlem

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.

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Common questions about Lawshlem

As per the Census of India 2011, Lawshlem village had a population of 197. That makes it the 144th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Lawshlem village has 97 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lawshlem has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Lawshlem is 793120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Lawshlem is Kamalajari, about 58 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lawshlem.

Lawshlem is about 18 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.

Lawshlem is in Mawphlang tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shillong is about under 2 km away. Mawphlang is about 16 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.