About Lawmei Village

Lawmei is a mid sized village in Mylliem tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,102, made up of 542 males and 560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lawmei Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lawmei village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mylliem
Pincode	793002
Population	1,102
Male Population	542
Female Population	560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,033
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lawmei compares

By the 2011 count Lawmei is the 23rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 928 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Lawmei

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

Lawmei lies about 15 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 61 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 Lawmei
Tehsil headquarters	Mylliem	6.6 km
Nearest town	Shillong	7.9 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	15 km
Nearest railway station	Kamalajari	61 km

Villages closest to Lawmei

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mylliem 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 Lawmei

As per the Census of India 2011, Lawmei village had a population of 1,102. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Lawmei village has 542 males and 560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lawmei has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Lawmei is 793002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lawmei falls under Mylliem tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Lawmei is Kamalajari, about 61 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 10+ km distance for Lawmei.

Lawmei is about 15 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.

Lawmei is in Mylliem tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mylliem is about 6.6 km away. Shillong is about 7.9 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.