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About Mawsawrit Village

Mawsawrit is a small village in Mawsynram tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 90 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawsawrit Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawsawrit village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawsynram
Pincode 793121
Population 193
Male Population 90
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,144
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 Mawsawrit compares

By the 2011 count Mawsawrit is the 99th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well 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 Mawsawrit

Mawsawrit is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mawsawrit 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. The nearest villages by name are Mawrapat, Mawrohroh, Mawryngkang and Mawsadang. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Mawsawrit

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawsawrit village had a population of 193. That makes it the 99th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Mawsawrit village has 90 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawsawrit has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

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

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

The census record for Mawsawrit notes the nearest railway station 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 Mawsawrit.

Mawsawrit is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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