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About Mawkhar Marbaniang Village

Mawkhar Marbaniang is a small village in Mawphlang tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 140 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawkhar Marbaniang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawkhar Marbaniang village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawphlang
Pincode 793120
Population 295
Male Population 140
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,107
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 Mawkhar Marbaniang compares

By the 2011 count Mawkhar Marbaniang is the 110th 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, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Mawkhar Marbaniang

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

Mawkhar Marbaniang 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 Mawkhar Marbaniang
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 Mawkhar Marbaniang

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 Mawkhar Marbaniang

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawkhar Marbaniang village had a population of 295. That makes it the 110th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Mawkhar Marbaniang village has 140 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawkhar Marbaniang has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawkhar Marbaniang 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 Mawkhar Marbaniang.

Mawkhar Marbaniang 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.

Mawkhar Marbaniang 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.

The closest recorded villages are Mawkahiar (under 2 km), Lawshlem (1.5 km) and Ur Ur (2.0 km).

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

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