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About Mawskeithem Village

Mawskeithem is a small village in Jirang tehsil, in the district of Ribhoi, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 482, made up of 249 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawskeithem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawskeithem village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Ribhoi
Tehsil Jirang
Pincode 793102
Population 482
Male Population 249
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawskeithem compares

By the 2011 count Mawskeithem is the 19th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 294 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Mawskeithem

Mawskeithem is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mawskeithem as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Mawskeithem from other places

Mawskeithem lies about 34 km from Ribhoi, and the nearest railway station is Mirza, about 24 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 Mawskeithem
Tehsil headquarters Jirang 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Mirza 24 km
District headquarters Ribhoi 34 km
Nearest town Guwahati 41 km

Villages closest to Mawskeithem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawskeithem village had a population of 482. That makes it the 19th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 294 residents.

Mawskeithem village has 249 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawskeithem has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Mawskeithem is 793102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mawskeithem falls under Jirang tehsil of Ribhoi district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Mawskeithem is Mirza, about 24 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 village for Mawskeithem.

Mawskeithem is about 34 km from Ribhoi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mawskeithem is in Jirang tehsil of Ribhoi district. Jirang is about 5.9 km away. Mirza is about 24 km away. Ribhoi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawskeilum (under 2 km), Mynnar Jirang (5.9 km) and Nongrim Jirang (5.9 km).

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

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