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About Mawpat Village

Mawpat is a small village in Mairang tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 222, made up of 118 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawpat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawpat village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mairang
Pincode 793120
Population 222
Male Population 118
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
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 Mawpat compares

By the 2011 count Mawpat is the 105th 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 Mawpat

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

Mawpat lies about 77 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 55 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 Mawpat
Nearest town Laitumkhrah 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mairang 29 km
Nearest railway station Kamalajari 55 km
District headquarters West Khasi Hills 77 km

Villages closest to Mawpat

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 Mawpat

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawpat village had a population of 222. That makes it the 105th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 479 residents.

Mawpat village has 118 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawpat has about 881 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 Mawpat is 793120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Mawpat is Kamalajari, about 55 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 Mawpat.

Mawpat is about 77 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.

Mawpat is in Mairang tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Laitumkhrah is about 4.2 km away. Mairang is about 29 km away. Kamalajari is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawroh (3.0 km), Nongthymmai (4.3 km) and Uming (4.3 km).

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

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