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About Mawsynram Dongshilliang Village

Mawsynram Dongshilliang is a small village in Mawsynram tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 247 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawsynram Dongshilliang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawsynram Dongshilliang village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawsynram
Pincode 793113
Population 496
Male Population 247
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawsynram Dongshilliang compares

By the 2011 count Mawsynram Dongshilliang is the 38th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Mawsynram Dongshilliang

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

Mawsynram Dongshilliang lies about 26 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Bamunigaon, about 84 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 Dongshilliang
Tehsil headquarters Mawsynram under 2 km
Nearest town Shella 15 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 26 km
Nearest railway station Bamunigaon 84 km

Villages closest to Mawsynram Dongshilliang

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 Dongshilliang

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawsynram Dongshilliang village had a population of 496. That makes it the 38th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Mawsynram Dongshilliang village has 247 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawsynram Dongshilliang has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawsynram Dongshilliang is Bamunigaon, about 84 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 Dongshilliang.

Mawsynram Dongshilliang 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 Dongshilliang is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawsynram is about under 2 km away. Shella is about 15 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 Dongrum (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 Dongshilliang today is likely to be higher.

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