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About Kharthangmaw Village

Kharthangmaw is a small village in Mairang tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 177, made up of 82 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,159 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharthangmaw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharthangmaw village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mairang
Pincode 793120
Population 177
Male Population 82
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,159
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 Kharthangmaw compares

By the 2011 count Kharthangmaw is the 113th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 479 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Kharthangmaw

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

Kharthangmaw lies about 43 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Bamunigaon, about 75 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 Kharthangmaw
Tehsil headquarters Mairang 24 km
Nearest town Shella 25 km
District headquarters West Khasi Hills 43 km
Nearest railway station Bamunigaon 75 km

Villages closest to Kharthangmaw

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharthangmaw village had a population of 177. That makes it the 113th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 479 residents.

Kharthangmaw village has 82 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharthangmaw has about 1159 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Kharthangmaw is 793120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharthangmaw falls under Mairang tehsil of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Kharthangmaw is Bamunigaon, about 75 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 Kharthangmaw.

Kharthangmaw is about 43 km from West Khasi Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharthangmaw is in Mairang tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Mairang is about 24 km away. Shella is about 25 km away. West Khasi Hills is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawpen (4.8 km), Ramkynshi (17 km) and Mawtharap (24 km).

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

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