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About Mawpunneng A Village

Mawpunneng A is a small village in Mawphlang tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 228, made up of 119 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawpunneng A Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawpunneng A village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawphlang
Pincode 793120
Population 228
Male Population 119
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
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 Mawpunneng A compares

By the 2011 count Mawpunneng A is the 136th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below 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 Mawpunneng A

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

Mawpunneng A lies about 18 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 73 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 Mawpunneng A
Nearest town Shella 14 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Mawphlang 22 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 73 km

Villages closest to Mawpunneng A

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 Mawpunneng A

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawpunneng A village had a population of 228. That makes it the 136th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Mawpunneng A village has 119 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawpunneng A has about 916 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 Mawpunneng A is 793120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Mawpunneng A is শাহবাজপুর, about 73 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 Mawpunneng A.

Mawpunneng A is about 18 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.

Mawpunneng A is in Mawphlang tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 14 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 18 km away. Mawphlang is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawpunneng (under 2 km), Mawpunrum (under 2 km) and Sohram Lwai (under 2 km).

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

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