About Mawkasain Village

Mawkasain 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 698, made up of 347 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawkasain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawkasain village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawsynram
Pincode	793121
Population	698
Male Population	347
Female Population	351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,012
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 Mawkasain compares

By the 2011 count Mawkasain is the 21st 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, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Mawkasain

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

Mawkasain lies about 34 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Bamunigaon, about 86 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 Mawkasain
Tehsil headquarters	Mawsynram	7.5 km
Nearest town	Shella	16 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	34 km
Nearest railway station	Bamunigaon	86 km

Villages closest to Mawkasain

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 Mawkasain

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawkasain village had a population of 698. That makes it the 21st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Mawkasain village has 347 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawkasain has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawkasain is Bamunigaon, about 86 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 Mawkasain.

Mawkasain 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.

Mawkasain is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawsynram is about 7.5 km away. Shella is about 16 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.