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About Mawbsein Village

Mawbsein is a large village in Umsning tehsil, in the district of Ribhoi, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,042, made up of 1,067 males and 975 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawbsein Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawbsein village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Ribhoi
Tehsil Umsning
Pincode 793103
Population 2,042
Male Population 1,067
Female Population 975
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawbsein compares

By the 2011 count Mawbsein is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 488 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Mawbsein

Mawbsein is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mawbsein as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mawalaho, Mawblang, Mawbri and Mawbri Makaleng. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Mawbsein

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawbsein village had a population of 2,042. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 488 residents.

Mawbsein village has 1,067 males and 975 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawbsein has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Mawbsein is 793103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mawbsein falls under Umsning tehsil of Ribhoi district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Mawbsein notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mawbsein.

Mawbsein is in Umsning tehsil of Ribhoi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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