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About Mawrap Village

Mawrap 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 86, made up of 45 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawrap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawrap village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Shella Bholaganj
Pincode 793111
Population 86
Male Population 45
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
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 Mawrap compares

By the 2011 count Mawrap is the 93rd 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, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Mawrap

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

Mawrap lies about 24 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mirza, about 57 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 Mawrap
Tehsil headquarters Shella Bholaganj 24 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 24 km
Nearest town Shillong 27 km
Nearest railway station Mirza 57 km

Villages closest to Mawrap

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.

Common questions about Mawrap

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawrap village had a population of 86. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Mawrap village has 45 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawrap has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawrap is Mirza, about 57 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 Mawrap.

Mawrap 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.

Mawrap is in Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella Bholaganj is about 24 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 24 km away. Shillong is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawiong (9.3 km), Lumsohphie (22 km) and Mawsarong (23 km).

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

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