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About Mawser Village

Mawser is a small village in Umsning tehsil, in the district of Ribhoi, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 486, made up of 229 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,122 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawser Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawser village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Ribhoi
Tehsil Umsning
Pincode 793105
Population 486
Male Population 229
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,122
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawser compares

By the 2011 count Mawser is the 110th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to 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 Mawser

Mawser is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mawser as Available within 5 - 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 Mawser from other places

Mawser lies about 37 km from Ribhoi, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 64 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 Mawser
Nearest town Nongthymmai 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Umsning 27 km
District headquarters Ribhoi 37 km
Nearest railway station Kamalajari 64 km

Villages closest to Mawser

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 Mawser

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawser village had a population of 486. That makes it the 110th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 488 residents.

Mawser village has 229 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawser has about 1122 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

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

Mawser falls under Umsning tehsil of Ribhoi district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Mawser is Kamalajari, about 64 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mawser.

Mawser is about 37 km from Ribhoi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mawser is in Umsning tehsil of Ribhoi district. Nongthymmai is about 11 km away. Umsning is about 27 km away. Ribhoi is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawbri (under 2 km), Mawbru (under 2 km) and Mawker (under 2 km).

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

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