About Mawsahew Village

Mawsahew 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 360, made up of 179 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawsahew Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawsahew village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Shella Bholaganj
Pincode	793111
Population	360
Male Population	179
Female Population	181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawsahew compares

By the 2011 count Mawsahew is the 42nd largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to 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 Mawsahew

Mawsahew is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mawsahew as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mawsahew from other places

Mawsahew 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 Mawsahew
Nearest town	Shella	9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shella Bholaganj	24 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	24 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	78 km

Villages closest to Mawsahew

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 Mawsahew

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawsahew village had a population of 360. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Mawsahew village has 179 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawsahew has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawsahew 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mawsahew.

Mawsahew 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.

Mawsahew is in Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 9.1 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.