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About Mawngap Mawsmai Village

Mawngap Mawsmai 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 833, made up of 396 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawngap Mawsmai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawngap Mawsmai village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawphlang
Pincode 793121
Population 833
Male Population 396
Female Population 437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,104
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 Mawsmai compares

By the 2011 count Mawngap Mawsmai is the 12th largest of the 184 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 Mawsmai

Mawngap Mawsmai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mawngap Mawsmai 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 Mawsmai from other places

Mawngap Mawsmai 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 Mawsmai
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 Mawsmai

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 Mawsmai

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawngap Mawsmai village had a population of 833. That makes it the 12th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Mawngap Mawsmai village has 396 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawngap Mawsmai has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawngap Mawsmai 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 Mawsmai.

Mawngap Mawsmai 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 Mawsmai 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 Mawsmai today is likely to be higher.

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