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About Mawpdang Village

Mawpdang is a small village in Umling tehsil, in the district of Ribhoi, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 175, made up of 89 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawpdang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawpdang village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Ribhoi
Tehsil Umling
Pincode 793102
Population 175
Male Population 89
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
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 Mawpdang compares

By the 2011 count Mawpdang is the 152nd 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, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Mawpdang

Mawpdang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mawpdang 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 Mawpdang from other places

Mawpdang lies about 29 km from Ribhoi, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 56 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 Mawpdang
Nearest town Nongthymmai 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Umling 29 km
District headquarters Ribhoi 29 km
Nearest railway station Kamalajari 56 km

Villages closest to Mawpdang

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 Mawpdang

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawpdang village had a population of 175. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 352 residents.

Mawpdang village has 89 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawpdang has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

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

Mawpdang falls under Umling tehsil of Ribhoi district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Mawpdang is Kamalajari, about 56 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 Mawpdang.

Mawpdang is about 29 km from Ribhoi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mawpdang is in Umling tehsil of Ribhoi district. Nongthymmai is about 8.8 km away. Umling is about 29 km away. Ribhoi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umphing (7.4 km), Umpyrling (7.4 km) and 15th Mile Nongthymmai (8.8 km).

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

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