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About Mawlynnong Village

Mawlynnong is a small village in Pynursla tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 414, made up of 204 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawlynnong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawlynnong village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Pynursla
Pincode 793112
Population 414
Male Population 204
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
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 Mawlynnong compares

By the 2011 count Mawlynnong is the 50th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 438 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Mawlynnong

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

Mawlynnong lies about 28 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 55 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 Mawlynnong
Tehsil headquarters Pynursla 12 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 28 km
Nearest town Shella 28 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 55 km

Villages closest to Mawlynnong

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.

Common questions about Mawlynnong

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawlynnong village had a population of 414. That makes it the 50th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 438 residents.

Mawlynnong village has 204 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawlynnong has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 998.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawlynnong is শাহবাজপুর, about 55 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 Mawlynnong.

Mawlynnong is about 28 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.

Mawlynnong is in Pynursla tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Pynursla is about 12 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 28 km away. Shella is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nongtyngur (2.0 km), Riwai (2.0 km) and Nohwet (2.3 km).

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

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