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About Lawkhla Mawlong Village

Lawkhla Mawlong is a small village in Mawsynram tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 206, made up of 110 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lawkhla Mawlong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lawkhla Mawlong village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawsynram
Pincode 793121
Population 206
Male Population 110
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
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 Lawkhla Mawlong compares

By the 2011 count Lawkhla Mawlong is the 93rd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Lawkhla Mawlong

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

Lawkhla Mawlong lies about 26 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 71 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 Lawkhla Mawlong
Nearest town Shella 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mawsynram 15 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 26 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 71 km

Villages closest to Lawkhla Mawlong

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.

Common questions about Lawkhla Mawlong

As per the Census of India 2011, Lawkhla Mawlong village had a population of 206. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Lawkhla Mawlong village has 110 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lawkhla Mawlong has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Lawkhla Mawlong is শাহবাজপুর, about 71 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 Lawkhla Mawlong.

Lawkhla Mawlong 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.

Lawkhla Mawlong is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 6.7 km away. Mawsynram is about 15 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.

The closest recorded villages are Nongriwah (4.8 km), Nongwah (5.0 km) and Mawryngkang (6.4 km).

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

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