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About Mawlong Village

Mawlong 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 759, made up of 395 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawlong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawlong village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mylliem
Pincode 793015
Population 759
Male Population 395
Female Population 364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 Mawlong compares

By the 2011 count Mawlong is the 35th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, 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 Mawlong

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

Mawlong lies about 26 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 71 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 Mawlong
Nearest town Shella 6.7 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Mylliem 34 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 71 km

Villages closest to Mawlong

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 Mawlong

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawlong village had a population of 759. That makes it the 35th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Mawlong village has 395 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawlong has about 922 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 Mawlong is 793015. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Mawlong is শাহবাজপুর, about 71 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 Mawlong.

Mawlong 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.

Mawlong is in Mylliem tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 6.7 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 26 km away. Mylliem is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umsaw Mawjynrong (7.2 km), Mawdun (7.6 km) and Pombot (33 km).

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

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