About Mawkasiang Village

Mawkasiang 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 528, made up of 254 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawkasiang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawkasiang village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mylliem
Pincode	793012
Population	528
Male Population	254
Female Population	274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,079
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawkasiang compares

By the 2011 count Mawkasiang is the 49th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 928 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Mawkasiang

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

Mawkasiang lies about 26 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 54 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 Mawkasiang
Nearest town	Nongthymmai	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mylliem	19 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	26 km
Nearest railway station	Kamalajari	54 km

Villages closest to Mawkasiang

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 Mawkasiang

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawkasiang village had a population of 528. That makes it the 49th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Mawkasiang village has 254 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawkasiang has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawkasiang is Kamalajari, about 54 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 Mawkasiang.

Mawkasiang is about 26 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.

Mawkasiang is in Mylliem tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Nongthymmai is about 7.5 km away. Mylliem is about 19 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.