About Mawryngkhong Village

Mawryngkhong 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 255, made up of 130 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawryngkhong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawryngkhong village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Shella Bholaganj
Pincode	793108
Population	255
Male Population	130
Female Population	125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
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 Mawryngkhong compares

By the 2011 count Mawryngkhong is the 59th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 344 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Mawryngkhong

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

Mawryngkhong lies about 30 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 75 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 Mawryngkhong
Nearest town	Shella	2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shella Bholaganj	30 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	30 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	75 km

Villages closest to Mawryngkhong

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 Mawryngkhong

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawryngkhong village had a population of 255. That makes it the 59th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Mawryngkhong village has 130 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawryngkhong has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Mawryngkhong is 793108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Mawryngkhong is শাহবাজপুর, about 75 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 Mawryngkhong.

Mawryngkhong is about 30 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.

Mawryngkhong is in Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 2.6 km away. Shella Bholaganj is about 30 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.