About Mawsniang Village

Mawsniang is a small village in Mawphlang tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 181, made up of 90 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawsniang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawsniang village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawphlang
Pincode	793120
Population	181
Male Population	90
Female Population	91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawsniang compares

By the 2011 count Mawsniang is the 150th 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, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Mawsniang

Mawsniang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mawsniang as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mawsniang from other places

Mawsniang lies about 26 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 54 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 Mawsniang
Nearest town	Nongthymmai	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mawphlang	25 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	26 km
Nearest railway station	Kamalajari	54 km

Villages closest to Mawsniang

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 Mawsniang

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawsniang village had a population of 181. That makes it the 150th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Mawsniang village has 90 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawsniang has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawsniang is Kamalajari, about 54 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 village for Mawsniang.

Mawsniang is about 26 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.

Mawsniang is in Mawphlang tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Nongthymmai is about 7.5 km away. Mawphlang is about 25 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.