About Mawphu Village

Mawphu is a mid sized village in Shella Bholaganj tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 695, made up of 342 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawphu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawphu village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Shella Bholaganj
Pincode	793111
Population	695
Male Population	342
Female Population	353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,032
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 Mawphu compares

By the 2011 count Mawphu is the 14th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 344 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Mawphu

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

Mawphu lies about 21 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 81 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 Mawphu
Nearest town	Shella	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shella Bholaganj	21 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	21 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	81 km

Villages closest to Mawphu

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 Mawphu

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawphu village had a population of 695. That makes it the 14th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Mawphu village has 342 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawphu has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawphu is শাহবাজপুর, about 81 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 Mawphu.

Mawphu is about 21 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.

Mawphu is in Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 13 km away. Shella Bholaganj is about 21 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.