About Mawkawir Village

Mawkawir is a small village in Shella Bholaganj tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 127, made up of 64 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawkawir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawkawir village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Shella Bholaganj
Pincode	793111
Population	127
Male Population	64
Female Population	63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
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 Mawkawir compares

By the 2011 count Mawkawir is the 85th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 344 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Mawkawir

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

Mawkawir lies about 24 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 78 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 Mawkawir
Nearest town	Shella	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shella Bholaganj	24 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	24 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	78 km

Villages closest to Mawkawir

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shella Bholaganj 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 Mawkawir

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawkawir village had a population of 127. That makes it the 85th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Mawkawir village has 64 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawkawir has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Mawkawir is 793111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mawkawir falls under Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Mawkawir is শাহবাজপুর, about 78 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 Mawkawir.

Mawkawir is about 24 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.

Mawkawir is in Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 8.9 km away. Shella Bholaganj is about 24 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.