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About Mukhap Village

Mukhap is a large village in Laskein tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,746, made up of 1,355 males and 1,391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mukhap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mukhap village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Jaintia Hills
Tehsil Laskein
Pincode 793150
Population 2,746
Male Population 1,355
Female Population 1,391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mukhap compares

By the 2011 count Mukhap is the 7th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,039 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Mukhap

Mukhap is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mukhap as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mukhap from other places

Mukhap lies about 20 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is Karimganj Junction, 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 Mukhap
Nearest town Jowai 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Laskein 20 km
District headquarters Jaintia Hills 20 km
Nearest railway station Karimganj Junction 71 km

Villages closest to Mukhap

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mukhap village had a population of 2,746. That makes it the 7th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,039 residents.

Mukhap village has 1,355 males and 1,391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mukhap has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Mukhap is 793150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mukhap falls under Laskein tehsil of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Mukhap is Karimganj Junction, 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 <5 km distance for Mukhap.

Mukhap is about 20 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mukhap is in Laskein tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Jowai is about 5.9 km away. Laskein is about 20 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thadialong (4.0 km), Rtiang (10 km) and Mynso A (13 km).

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

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