About Mawpunrum Village

Mawpunrum is a small village in Mawphlang tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 147 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawpunrum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawpunrum village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawphlang
Pincode	793120
Population	295
Male Population	147
Female Population	148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
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 Mawpunrum compares

By the 2011 count Mawpunrum is the 110th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Mawpunrum

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

Mawpunrum 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 Mawpunrum
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 Mawpunrum

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.

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Common questions about Mawpunrum

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawpunrum village had a population of 295. That makes it the 110th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Mawpunrum village has 147 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawpunrum has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Mawpunrum is 793120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Mawpunrum 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 Mawpunrum.

Mawpunrum 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.

Mawpunrum 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.