About Dewsaw Village

Dewsaw is a small village in Mawsynram tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 91 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewsaw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewsaw village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawsynram
Pincode	793121
Population	168
Male Population	91
Female Population	77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	846
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 Dewsaw compares

By the 2011 count Dewsaw is the 106th 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, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Dewsaw

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

Dewsaw lies about 29 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 78 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 Dewsaw
Nearest town	Shella	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mawsynram	8.4 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	29 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	78 km

Villages closest to Dewsaw

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 Dewsaw

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewsaw village had a population of 168. That makes it the 106th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Dewsaw village has 91 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewsaw has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Dewsaw is শাহবাজপুর, about 78 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 Dewsaw.

Dewsaw is about 29 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.

Dewsaw is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 6.1 km away. Mawsynram is about 8.4 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.