About Mawpen Village

Mawpen 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 596, made up of 291 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawpen Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawpen village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawsynram
Pincode	793113
Population	596
Male Population	291
Female Population	305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,048
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 Mawpen compares

By the 2011 count Mawpen is the 27th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above 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 Mawpen

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

Mawpen lies about 42 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 Mawpen
Tehsil headquarters	Mawsynram	16 km
Nearest town	Shella	21 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	42 km
Nearest railway station	Boko	88 km

Villages closest to Mawpen

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 Mawpen

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawpen village had a population of 596. That makes it the 27th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Mawpen village has 291 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawpen has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawpen 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 Mawpen.

Mawpen is about 42 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.

Mawpen is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawsynram is about 16 km away. Shella is about 21 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.