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About Mawpathaw Village

Mawpathaw is a small village in Pynursla tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 42, made up of 22 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawpathaw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawpathaw village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Pynursla
Pincode 793112
Population 42
Male Population 22
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
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 Mawpathaw compares

By the 2011 count Mawpathaw is the 114th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 438 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Mawpathaw

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

Mawpathaw lies about 23 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, 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 Mawpathaw
Nearest town Laitumkhrah 4.2 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Pynursla 32 km
Nearest railway station Kamalajari 55 km

Villages closest to Mawpathaw

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 Mawpathaw

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawpathaw village had a population of 42. That makes it the 114th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 438 residents.

Mawpathaw village has 22 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawpathaw has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawpathaw is Kamalajari, 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 Mawpathaw.

Mawpathaw is about 23 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.

Mawpathaw is in Pynursla tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Laitumkhrah is about 4.2 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 23 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.

The closest recorded villages are Phlang U Diak (4.2 km), Mawkhap (5.3 km) and Tynriang (5.9 km).

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

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