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About Mawngap Dukan Village

Mawngap Dukan 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 614, made up of 284 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,162 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawngap Dukan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawngap Dukan village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawphlang
Pincode 793121
Population 614
Male Population 284
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,162
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawngap Dukan compares

By the 2011 count Mawngap Dukan is the 29th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above 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 Mawngap Dukan

Mawngap Dukan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mawngap Dukan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mawngap Dukan from other places

Mawngap Dukan lies about 6.9 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 70 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 Mawngap Dukan
Tehsil headquarters Mawphlang 2.0 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 6.9 km
Nearest town Shillong 15 km
Nearest railway station Kamalajari 70 km

Villages closest to Mawngap Dukan

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 Mawngap Dukan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawngap Dukan village had a population of 614. That makes it the 29th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Mawngap Dukan village has 284 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawngap Dukan has about 1162 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Mawngap Dukan is 793121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Mawngap Dukan is Kamalajari, about 70 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 <5 km distance for Mawngap Dukan.

Mawngap Dukan is about 6.9 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.

Mawngap Dukan is in Mawphlang tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawphlang is about 2.0 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 6.9 km away. Shillong is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawngap Khliehshnong (under 2 km), Mawngap Lumparing (under 2 km) and Mawngap Mawkharshiing (under 2 km).

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

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