About Mawdang Village

Mawdang is a mid sized village in Pynursla tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 782, made up of 395 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawdang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawdang village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Pynursla
Pincode	793112
Population	782
Male Population	395
Female Population	387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawdang compares

By the 2011 count Mawdang is the 27th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 438 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Mawdang

Mawdang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mawdang as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Mawdang from other places

Mawdang lies about 26 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 56 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 Mawdang
Nearest town	Nongthymmai	8.8 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pynursla	32 km
Nearest railway station	Kamalajari	56 km

Villages closest to Mawdang

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pynursla 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 Mawdang

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawdang village had a population of 782. That makes it the 27th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 438 residents.

Mawdang village has 395 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawdang has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Mawdang is 793112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mawdang falls under Pynursla tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Mawdang is Kamalajari, about 56 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 village for Mawdang.

Mawdang 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.

Mawdang is in Pynursla tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Nongthymmai is about 8.8 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 26 km away. Pynursla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.