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About Mawthwan Village

Mawthwan 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 885, made up of 433 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawthwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawthwan village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawphlang
Pincode 793120
Population 885
Male Population 433
Female Population 452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawthwan compares

By the 2011 count Mawthwan is the 11th 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, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Mawthwan

Mawthwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mawthwan 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. The nearest villages by name are Mawripih B, Mawshyieng, Mawsniang and Mawtap Pyllun. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Mawthwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawthwan village had a population of 885. That makes it the 11th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Mawthwan village has 433 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawthwan has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

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

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

The census record for Mawthwan notes the nearest railway station 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 Mawthwan.

Mawthwan is in Mawphlang tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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