About Mawpdang Village

Mawpdang is a mid sized village in Mawryngkneng tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,614, made up of 790 males and 824 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793018, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawpdang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawpdang village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawryngkneng
Pincode	793018
Population	1,614
Male Population	790
Female Population	824
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,043
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawpdang compares

By the 2011 count Mawpdang is the 14th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,051 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Mawpdang

Mawpdang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mawpdang 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 Mawpdang from other places

Mawpdang lies about 26 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 56 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 Mawpdang
Tehsil headquarters	Mawryngkneng	7.9 km
Nearest town	Nongthymmai	8.8 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	26 km
Nearest railway station	Kamalajari	56 km

Villages closest to Mawpdang

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mawryngkneng 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 Mawpdang

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawpdang village had a population of 1,614. That makes it the 14th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,051 residents.

Mawpdang village has 790 males and 824 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawpdang has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Mawpdang is 793018. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Mawpdang is Kamalajari, about 56 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 Mawpdang.

Mawpdang 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.

Mawpdang is in Mawryngkneng tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawryngkneng is about 7.9 km away. Nongthymmai is about 8.8 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.