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About Mawkneng Village

Mawkneng is a mid sized village in Mawphlang tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 532, made up of 276 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawkneng Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawkneng village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawphlang
Pincode 793120
Population 532
Male Population 276
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawkneng compares

By the 2011 count Mawkneng is the 41st largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above 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 Mawkneng

Mawkneng is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mawkneng 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. The nearest villages by name are Mawdngung, Mawjongka, Mawkahiar and Mawkalum. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Mawkneng

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawkneng village had a population of 532. That makes it the 41st largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Mawkneng village has 276 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawkneng has about 928 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 Mawkneng is 793120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The census record for Mawkneng notes the nearest railway station 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 Mawkneng.

Mawkneng is in Mawphlang tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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