About Mawsawa Village

Mawsawa is a small village in Mawsynram tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 206, made up of 100 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawsawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawsawa village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawsynram
Pincode	793121
Population	206
Male Population	100
Female Population	106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,060
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 Mawsawa compares

By the 2011 count Mawsawa is the 93rd 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, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Mawsawa

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

Mawsawa lies about 35 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 Mawsawa
Tehsil headquarters	Mawsynram	8.9 km
Nearest town	Shella	16 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	35 km
Nearest railway station	Bamunigaon	87 km

Villages closest to Mawsawa

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 Mawsawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawsawa village had a population of 206. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Mawsawa village has 100 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawsawa has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawsawa 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 10+ km distance for Mawsawa.

Mawsawa is about 35 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.

Mawsawa is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawsynram is about 8.9 km away. Shella is about 16 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.