About Mawiong Village

Mawiong 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 144, made up of 73 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawiong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawiong village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Shella Bholaganj
Pincode	793111
Population	144
Male Population	73
Female Population	71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
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 Mawiong compares

By the 2011 count Mawiong is the 79th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well 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 Mawiong

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

Mawiong lies about 18 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mirza, about 59 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 Mawiong
Nearest town	Shillong	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shella Bholaganj	18 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	18 km
Nearest railway station	Mirza	59 km

Villages closest to Mawiong

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 Mawiong

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawiong village had a population of 144. That makes it the 79th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Mawiong village has 73 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawiong has about 973 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 Mawiong is 793111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Mawiong is Mirza, about 59 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 Mawiong.

Mawiong is about 18 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.

Mawiong is in Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shillong is about 18 km away. Shella Bholaganj is about 18 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.