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About Mawkhla Village

Mawkhla is a small village in Umling tehsil, in the district of Ribhoi, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 76 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawkhla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawkhla village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Ribhoi
Tehsil Umling
Pincode 793102
Population 145
Male Population 76
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawkhla compares

By the 2011 count Mawkhla is the 164th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 352 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Mawkhla

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

Mawkhla lies about 28 km from Ribhoi, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 57 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 Mawkhla
Nearest town Shillong 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Umling 28 km
District headquarters Ribhoi 28 km
Nearest railway station Kamalajari 57 km

Villages closest to Mawkhla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawkhla village had a population of 145. That makes it the 164th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 352 residents.

Mawkhla village has 76 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawkhla has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

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

Mawkhla falls under Umling tehsil of Ribhoi district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Mawkhla is Kamalajari, about 57 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 Mawkhla.

Mawkhla is about 28 km from Ribhoi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mawkhla is in Umling tehsil of Ribhoi district. Shillong is about 1.5 km away. Umling is about 28 km away. Ribhoi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are 15th Mile Nongthymmai (3.6 km), Nongthymmai Garo (3.6 km) and Nongthymmai Mathan (3.6 km).

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

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