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About Mawblang Village

Mawblang 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 282, made up of 140 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawblang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawblang village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Shella Bholaganj
Pincode 793110
Population 282
Male Population 140
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawblang compares

By the 2011 count Mawblang is the 49th 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, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Mawblang

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

Mawblang 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 Mawblang
Nearest town Shella 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Shella Bholaganj 22 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 22 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 70 km

Villages closest to Mawblang

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 Mawblang

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawblang village had a population of 282. That makes it the 49th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Mawblang village has 140 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawblang has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Mawblang is 793110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Mawblang 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 Mawblang.

Mawblang 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.

Mawblang is in Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 11 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.

The closest recorded villages are Mawbang (under 2 km), Mawsmai (under 2 km) and Laitiam (1.9 km).

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

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