About Mawkhan Village

Mawkhan is a small village in Mawsynram tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 464, made up of 244 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawkhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawkhan village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawsynram
Pincode	793121
Population	464
Male Population	244
Female Population	220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
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 Mawkhan compares

By the 2011 count Mawkhan is the 39th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above 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 Mawkhan

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

Mawkhan lies about 33 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 Mawkhan
Nearest town	Shella	8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mawsynram	9.3 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	33 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	82 km

Villages closest to Mawkhan

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 Mawkhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawkhan village had a population of 464. That makes it the 39th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Mawkhan village has 244 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawkhan has about 902 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 Mawkhan is 793121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Mawkhan 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 Mawkhan.

Mawkhan is about 33 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.

Mawkhan is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 8.7 km away. Mawsynram is about 9.3 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.