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About Mawtepiew Village

Mawtepiew 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 686, made up of 341 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawtepiew Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawtepiew village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawsynram
Pincode 793121
Population 686
Male Population 341
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
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 Mawtepiew compares

By the 2011 count Mawtepiew is the 22nd largest of the 160 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, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Mawtepiew

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

Mawtepiew lies about 33 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 83 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 Mawtepiew
Tehsil headquarters Mawsynram 8.2 km
Nearest town Shella 9.6 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 33 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 83 km

Villages closest to Mawtepiew

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 Mawtepiew

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawtepiew village had a population of 686. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Mawtepiew village has 341 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawtepiew has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawtepiew is শাহবাজপুর, about 83 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 Mawtepiew.

Mawtepiew is about 33 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.

Mawtepiew is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawsynram is about 8.2 km away. Shella is about 9.6 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umtyllun (under 2 km), Mawlyngbna (under 2 km) and Lawbah (under 2 km).

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

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