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About Mawrapat Village

Mawrapat is a small village in Mawsynram tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 198 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawrapat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawrapat village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawsynram
Pincode 793121
Population 381
Male Population 198
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawrapat compares

By the 2011 count Mawrapat is the 50th 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 Mawrapat

Mawrapat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mawrapat as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Mawrapat from other places

Mawrapat lies about 33 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Bamunigaon, about 87 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 Mawrapat
Tehsil headquarters Mawsynram 6.7 km
Nearest town Shella 14 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 33 km
Nearest railway station Bamunigaon 87 km

Villages closest to Mawrapat

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 Mawrapat

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawrapat village had a population of 381. That makes it the 50th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Mawrapat village has 198 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawrapat has about 924 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 Mawrapat is 793121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Mawrapat is Bamunigaon, about 87 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 village for Mawrapat.

Mawrapat 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.

Mawrapat is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawsynram is about 6.7 km away. Shella is about 14 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.

The closest recorded villages are Lumdiengngan (under 2 km), Mawkasain (under 2 km) and Mawksing (under 2 km).

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

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