About Mawlong Village

Mawlong is a mid sized village in Shella Bholaganj tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 721, made up of 383 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawlong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawlong village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Shella Bholaganj
Pincode	793108
Population	721
Male Population	383
Female Population	338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	883
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawlong compares

By the 2011 count Mawlong is the 13th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 344 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Mawlong

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

Mawlong lies about 26 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 71 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 Mawlong
Nearest town	Shella	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shella Bholaganj	26 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	26 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	71 km

Villages closest to Mawlong

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 Mawlong

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawlong village had a population of 721. That makes it the 13th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Mawlong village has 383 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawlong has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawlong is শাহবাজপুর, about 71 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 Mawlong.

Mawlong is about 26 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.

Mawlong is in Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 6.7 km away. Shella Bholaganj is about 26 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.