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About Mawlong Village

Mawlong is a small village in Amlarem tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 156 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawlong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawlong village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Jaintia Hills
Tehsil Amlarem
Pincode 793109
Population 307
Male Population 156
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawlong compares

By the 2011 count Mawlong is the 50th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 462 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Mawlong

Mawlong is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mawlong as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Mawlong from other places

Mawlong lies about 48 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 55 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
Tehsil headquarters Amlarem 22 km
Nearest town Shella 28 km
District headquarters Jaintia Hills 48 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 55 km

Villages closest to Mawlong

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amlarem 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 Mawlong

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawlong village had a population of 307. That makes it the 50th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 462 residents.

Mawlong village has 156 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawlong has about 968 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 965.

The pincode recorded for Mawlong is 793109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mawlong falls under Amlarem tehsil of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Mawlong is শাহবাজপুর, about 55 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mawlong.

Mawlong is about 48 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mawlong is in Amlarem tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Amlarem is about 22 km away. Shella is about 28 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shnongpdeng (9.4 km), Dawki (11 km) and Lamin (11 km).

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

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