About Mawkahiar Village

Mawkahiar is a small village in Mawphlang tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 101 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 812 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawkahiar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawkahiar village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawphlang
Pincode	793120
Population	183
Male Population	101
Female Population	82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	812
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 Mawkahiar compares

By the 2011 count Mawkahiar is the 149th 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, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Mawkahiar

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

Mawkahiar lies about 19 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 57 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 Mawkahiar
Nearest town	Shillong	1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mawphlang	17 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	19 km
Nearest railway station	Kamalajari	57 km

Villages closest to Mawkahiar

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 Mawkahiar

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawkahiar village had a population of 183. That makes it the 149th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Mawkahiar village has 101 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawkahiar has about 812 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawkahiar is Kamalajari, about 57 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 Mawkahiar.

Mawkahiar is about 19 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.

Mawkahiar is in Mawphlang tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shillong is about 1.5 km away. Mawphlang is about 17 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.