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About Madan Mawkhar Village

Madan Mawkhar is a small village in Mylliem tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 158 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madan Mawkhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madan Mawkhar village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mylliem
Pincode 793012
Population 291
Male Population 158
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
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 Madan Mawkhar compares

By the 2011 count Madan Mawkhar is the 76th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 928 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Madan Mawkhar

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

Madan Mawkhar lies about 19 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 57 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 Madan Mawkhar
Nearest town Shillong 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Mylliem 11 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 19 km
Nearest railway station Kamalajari 57 km

Villages closest to Madan Mawkhar

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.

Common questions about Madan Mawkhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Madan Mawkhar village had a population of 291. That makes it the 76th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Madan Mawkhar village has 158 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madan Mawkhar has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Madan Mawkhar is 793012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Madan Mawkhar is Kamalajari, about 57 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 Madan Mawkhar.

Madan Mawkhar is about 19 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.

Madan Mawkhar is in Mylliem tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shillong is about 1.5 km away. Mylliem is about 11 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawkhanpasir (under 2 km), Mawkhar (under 2 km) and Pynthormukhrah (2.5 km).

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

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