About Dewsaw Village

Dewsaw is a small village in Mairang tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 138 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewsaw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewsaw village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	West Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mairang
Pincode	793120
Population	260
Male Population	138
Female Population	122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	884
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 Dewsaw compares

By the 2011 count Dewsaw is the 100th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 479 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Dewsaw

Dewsaw is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dewsaw 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. The nearest villages by name are Belkhariang, Blahlawing, Demdngiem and Dombahkseh. 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.

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Common questions about Dewsaw

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewsaw village had a population of 260. That makes it the 100th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 479 residents.

Dewsaw village has 138 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewsaw has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

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

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

The census record for Dewsaw notes the nearest railway station 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 Dewsaw.

Dewsaw is in Mairang tehsil of West Khasi Hills 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.