About Mawlam Village

Mawlam 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 557, made up of 269 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawlam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawlam village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Pynursla
Pincode	793112
Population	557
Male Population	269
Female Population	288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,071
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 Mawlam compares

By the 2011 count Mawlam is the 39th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 438 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Mawlam

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

Mawlam lies about 20 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 64 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 Mawlam
Tehsil headquarters	Pynursla	9.7 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	20 km
Nearest town	Shella	21 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	64 km

Villages closest to Mawlam

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 Mawlam

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawlam village had a population of 557. That makes it the 39th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 438 residents.

Mawlam village has 269 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawlam has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawlam is শাহবাজপুর, about 64 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 Mawlam.

Mawlam is about 20 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.

Mawlam is in Pynursla tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Pynursla is about 9.7 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 20 km away. Shella is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.