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About Mawpdai Village

Mawpdai is a small village in Mawsynram tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 126 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawpdai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawpdai village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawsynram
Pincode 793121
Population 250
Male Population 126
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
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 Mawpdai compares

By the 2011 count Mawpdai is the 82nd 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 balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Mawpdai

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

Mawpdai lies about 46 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Boko, about 88 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 Mawpdai
Tehsil headquarters Mawsynram 20 km
Nearest town Shella 25 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 46 km
Nearest railway station Boko 88 km

Villages closest to Mawpdai

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 Mawpdai

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawpdai village had a population of 250. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Mawpdai village has 126 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawpdai has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawpdai is Boko, about 88 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 Mawpdai.

Mawpdai is about 46 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.

Mawpdai is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawsynram is about 20 km away. Shella is about 25 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jyllep (under 2 km), Khliehriat (under 2 km) and Pyndensohsaw (under 2 km).

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

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