About Mawhiang Village

Mawhiang is a mid sized village in Mawsynram tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 839, made up of 439 males and 400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawhiang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawhiang village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawsynram
Pincode	793113
Population	839
Male Population	439
Female Population	400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawhiang compares

By the 2011 count Mawhiang is the 12th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Mawhiang

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

Mawhiang lies about 5.0 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mirza, about 73 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 Mawhiang
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	5.0 km
Nearest town	Shillong	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mawsynram	25 km
Nearest railway station	Mirza	73 km

Villages closest to Mawhiang

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 Mawhiang

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawhiang village had a population of 839. That makes it the 12th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Mawhiang village has 439 males and 400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawhiang has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawhiang is Mirza, about 73 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mawhiang.

Mawhiang is about 5.0 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.

Mawhiang is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. East Khasi Hills is about 5.0 km away. Shillong is about 18 km away. Mawsynram is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.