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About Mawkhanu Village

Mawkhanu is a small village in Mawryngkneng tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 293, made up of 139 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawkhanu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawkhanu village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawryngkneng
Pincode 793012
Population 293
Male Population 139
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
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 Mawkhanu compares

By the 2011 count Mawkhanu is the 44th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,051 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Mawkhanu

Mawkhanu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mawkhanu 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. The nearest villages by name are Maw U Sam, Mawber, Mawiong Diengpasoh and Mawiong Sung. 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 Mawkhanu

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawkhanu village had a population of 293. That makes it the 44th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,051 residents.

Mawkhanu village has 139 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawkhanu has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Mawkhanu is 793012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mawkhanu falls under Mawryngkneng tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Mawkhanu 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 10+ km distance for Mawkhanu.

Mawkhanu is in Mawryngkneng 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 Mawkhanu today is likely to be higher.

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