About Mawsmai Village

Mawsmai 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 475, made up of 230 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawsmai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawsmai village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Shella Bholaganj
Pincode	793108
Population	475
Male Population	230
Female Population	245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,065
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawsmai compares

By the 2011 count Mawsmai is the 30th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above 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 Mawsmai

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

Mawsmai lies about 22 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 70 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 Mawsmai
Nearest town	Shella	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shella Bholaganj	22 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	22 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	70 km

Villages closest to Mawsmai

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 Mawsmai

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawsmai village had a population of 475. That makes it the 30th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Mawsmai village has 230 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawsmai has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawsmai is শাহবাজপুর, about 70 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 Mawsmai.

Mawsmai is about 22 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.

Mawsmai is in Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 12 km away. Shella Bholaganj is about 22 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.