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About Mawtangor Village

Mawtangor is a small village in Mawsynram tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 385, made up of 191 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawtangor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawtangor village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawsynram
Pincode 793121
Population 385
Male Population 191
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawtangor compares

By the 2011 count Mawtangor is the 49th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little 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 Mawtangor

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

Mawtangor lies about 22 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Bamunigaon, about 75 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 Mawtangor
Tehsil headquarters Mawsynram 10 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 22 km
Nearest town Shella 25 km
Nearest railway station Bamunigaon 75 km

Villages closest to Mawtangor

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 Mawtangor

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawtangor village had a population of 385. That makes it the 49th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Mawtangor village has 191 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawtangor has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawtangor is Bamunigaon, about 75 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mawtangor.

Mawtangor is about 22 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.

Mawtangor is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawsynram is about 10 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 22 km away. Shella is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pongkung (under 2 km), Laitmawsiang (2.8 km) and Weiloi (4.9 km).

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

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