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About Mawiong Village

Mawiong is a small village in Umling tehsil, in the district of Ribhoi, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 412, made up of 208 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawiong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawiong village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Ribhoi
Tehsil Umling
Pincode 793112
Population 412
Male Population 208
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawiong compares

By the 2011 count Mawiong is the 57th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 352 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Mawiong

Mawiong is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mawiong as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Mawiong from other places

Mawiong lies about 34 km from Ribhoi, and the nearest railway station is Mirza, about 59 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 Mawiong
Nearest town Shillong 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Umling 34 km
District headquarters Ribhoi 34 km
Nearest railway station Mirza 59 km

Villages closest to Mawiong

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 Mawiong

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawiong village had a population of 412. That makes it the 57th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 352 residents.

Mawiong village has 208 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawiong has about 981 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 991.

The pincode recorded for Mawiong is 793112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mawiong falls under Umling tehsil of Ribhoi district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Mawiong is Mirza, about 59 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 10+ km distance for Mawiong.

Mawiong 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.

Mawiong is in Umling tehsil of Ribhoi district. Shillong is about 18 km away. Umling is about 34 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 Mawkhla (17 km), 15th Mile Nongthymmai (20 km) and Nongthymmai Garo (20 km).

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

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