About Mawdon Village

Mawdon is a small village in Mawsynram tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 134 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,194 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawdon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawdon village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawsynram
Pincode	793113
Population	294
Male Population	134
Female Population	160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,194
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 Mawdon compares

By the 2011 count Mawdon is the 68th 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, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Mawdon

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

Mawdon lies about 34 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 82 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 Mawdon
Nearest town	Shella	9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mawsynram	9.6 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	34 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	82 km

Villages closest to Mawdon

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 Mawdon

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawdon village had a population of 294. That makes it the 68th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Mawdon village has 134 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawdon has about 1194 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Mawdon is 793113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Mawdon is শাহবাজপুর, about 82 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 Mawdon.

Mawdon is about 34 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.

Mawdon is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 9.1 km away. Mawsynram is about 9.6 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.