About Mawkhap Village

Mawkhap 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 840, made up of 423 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawkhap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawkhap village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Pynursla
Pincode	793110
Population	840
Male Population	423
Female Population	417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
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 Mawkhap compares

By the 2011 count Mawkhap is the 21st 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Mawkhap

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

Mawkhap 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 Mawkhap
Nearest town	Shillong	1.5 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pynursla	30 km
Nearest railway station	Kamalajari	57 km

Villages closest to Mawkhap

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 Mawkhap

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawkhap village had a population of 840. That makes it the 21st largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 438 residents.

Mawkhap village has 423 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawkhap has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Mawkhap is 793110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Mawkhap 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 Mawkhap.

Mawkhap 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.

Mawkhap is in Pynursla tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shillong is about 1.5 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 19 km away. Pynursla is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.