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About Mawsynram Dongrum Village

Mawsynram Dongrum 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 1,337, made up of 635 males and 702 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,106 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawsynram Dongrum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawsynram Dongrum village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawsynram
Pincode 793113
Population 1,337
Male Population 635
Female Population 702
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,106
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawsynram Dongrum compares

By the 2011 count Mawsynram Dongrum is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local 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 Mawsynram Dongrum

Mawsynram Dongrum is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mawsynram Dongrum as Available. 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 Mawsynram Dongrum from other places

Mawsynram Dongrum lies about 26 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Bamunigaon, about 85 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 Mawsynram Dongrum
Tehsil headquarters Mawsynram under 2 km
Nearest town Shella 14 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 26 km
Nearest railway station Bamunigaon 85 km

Villages closest to Mawsynram Dongrum

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 Mawsynram Dongrum

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawsynram Dongrum village had a population of 1,337. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Mawsynram Dongrum village has 635 males and 702 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawsynram Dongrum has about 1106 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawsynram Dongrum is Bamunigaon, about 85 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Mawsynram Dongrum.

Mawsynram Dongrum is about 26 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.

Mawsynram Dongrum is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawsynram is about under 2 km away. Shella is about 14 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawsynram Dongneng (under 2 km), Mawsynram Dongshilliang (under 2 km) and Mawkaphan (under 2 km).

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

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