About Mawdun Village

Mawdun is a small village in Mylliem tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 267, made up of 138 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawdun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawdun village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mylliem
Pincode	793022
Population	267
Male Population	138
Female Population	129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
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 Mawdun compares

By the 2011 count Mawdun is the 79th 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, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Mawdun

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

Mawdun lies about 18 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 73 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 Mawdun
Nearest town	Shella	14 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mylliem	27 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	73 km

Villages closest to Mawdun

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 Mawdun

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawdun village had a population of 267. That makes it the 79th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Mawdun village has 138 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawdun has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Mawdun is 793022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Mawdun is শাহবাজপুর, about 73 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 Mawdun.

Mawdun is about 18 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.

Mawdun is in Mylliem tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 14 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 18 km away. Mylliem is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.