About Dewsawlia Village

Dewsawlia is a small village in Mawsynram tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 172 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewsawlia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewsawlia village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawsynram
Pincode	793121
Population	343
Male Population	172
Female Population	171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
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 Dewsawlia compares

By the 2011 count Dewsawlia is the 53rd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Dewsawlia

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

Dewsawlia lies about 29 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 78 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 Dewsawlia
Nearest town	Shella	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mawsynram	8.4 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	29 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	78 km

Villages closest to Dewsawlia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewsawlia village had a population of 343. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Dewsawlia village has 172 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewsawlia has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Dewsawlia is 793121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewsawlia falls under Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Dewsawlia is শাহবাজপুর, about 78 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 Dewsawlia.

Dewsawlia is about 29 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.

Dewsawlia is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 6.1 km away. Mawsynram is about 8.4 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.