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About Mawrong Village

Mawrong is a mid sized village in Umsning tehsil, in the district of Ribhoi, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,260, made up of 611 males and 649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawrong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawrong village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Ribhoi
Tehsil Umsning
Pincode 793105
Population 1,260
Male Population 611
Female Population 649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawrong compares

By the 2011 count Mawrong 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, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Mawrong

Mawrong is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mawrong 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mawrong from other places

Mawrong 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 Mawrong
Nearest town Shillong 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Umsning 26 km
District headquarters Ribhoi 34 km
Nearest railway station Mirza 59 km

Villages closest to Mawrong

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawrong village had a population of 1,260. 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.

Mawrong village has 611 males and 649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawrong has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Mawrong is 793105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mawrong falls under Umsning tehsil of Ribhoi district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Mawrong 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mawrong.

Mawrong 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.

Mawrong is in Umsning tehsil of Ribhoi district. Shillong is about 18 km away. Umsning is about 26 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 Maiong (under 2 km), Mawblang (13 km) and Umsohpieng (14 km).

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

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