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About Mawsing Village

Mawsing is a small village in Mylliem tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 323, made up of 156 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793009, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawsing Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawsing village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mylliem
Pincode 793009
Population 323
Male Population 156
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawsing compares

By the 2011 count Mawsing is the 71st 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, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Mawsing

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

Mawsing lies about 18 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mirza, about 59 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 Mawsing
Tehsil headquarters Mylliem 14 km
Nearest town Shillong 18 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 18 km
Nearest railway station Mirza 59 km

Villages closest to Mawsing

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 Mawsing

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawsing village had a population of 323. That makes it the 71st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Mawsing village has 156 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawsing has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Mawsing is 793009. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Mawsing is Mirza, about 59 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 10+ km distance for Mawsing.

Mawsing 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.

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

The closest recorded villages are Mawiong (under 2 km), Mawtharia (9.3 km) and Lawmei (10 km).

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

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