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About Mawngap Mawkharshiing Village

Mawngap Mawkharshiing 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 931, made up of 428 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,175 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawngap Mawkharshiing Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawngap Mawkharshiing village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawphlang
Pincode 793121
Population 931
Male Population 428
Female Population 503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,175
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawngap Mawkharshiing compares

By the 2011 count Mawngap Mawkharshiing is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local 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 Mawkharshiing

Mawngap Mawkharshiing is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mawngap Mawkharshiing as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Mawkharshiing from other places

Mawngap Mawkharshiing 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 Mawkharshiing
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 Mawkharshiing

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 Mawkharshiing

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawngap Mawkharshiing village had a population of 931. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Mawngap Mawkharshiing village has 428 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawngap Mawkharshiing has about 1175 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawngap Mawkharshiing 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mawngap Mawkharshiing.

Mawngap Mawkharshiing 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 Mawkharshiing 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 Dukan (under 2 km), Mawngap Khliehshnong (under 2 km) and Mawngap Lumparing (under 2 km).

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

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