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About Mawkhanpasir Village

Mawkhanpasir 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 902, made up of 429 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawkhanpasir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawkhanpasir village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mylliem
Pincode 793010
Population 902
Male Population 429
Female Population 473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,103
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 Mawkhanpasir compares

By the 2011 count Mawkhanpasir is the 26th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to 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 Mawkhanpasir

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

Mawkhanpasir 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 Mawkhanpasir
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 Mawkhanpasir

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 Mawkhanpasir

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawkhanpasir village had a population of 902. That makes it the 26th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Mawkhanpasir village has 429 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawkhanpasir has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Mawkhanpasir is 793010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Mawkhanpasir 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 Mawkhanpasir.

Mawkhanpasir 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.

Mawkhanpasir 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 Madan Mawkhar (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 Mawkhanpasir today is likely to be higher.

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