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About Mawiong Nongkhlaw Village

Mawiong Nongkhlaw is a small village in Mairang tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 320, made up of 167 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawiong Nongkhlaw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawiong Nongkhlaw village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mairang
Pincode 793120
Population 320
Male Population 167
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
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 Mawiong Nongkhlaw compares

By the 2011 count Mawiong Nongkhlaw is the 86th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 479 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Mawiong Nongkhlaw

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

Mawiong Nongkhlaw lies about 55 km from West Khasi Hills, 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 Mawiong Nongkhlaw
Tehsil headquarters Mairang 6.9 km
Nearest town Shillong 18 km
District headquarters West Khasi Hills 55 km
Nearest railway station Mirza 59 km

Villages closest to Mawiong Nongkhlaw

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 Mawiong Nongkhlaw

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawiong Nongkhlaw village had a population of 320. That makes it the 86th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 479 residents.

Mawiong Nongkhlaw village has 167 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawiong Nongkhlaw has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawiong Nongkhlaw 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mawiong Nongkhlaw.

Mawiong Nongkhlaw is about 55 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.

Mawiong Nongkhlaw is in Mairang tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Mairang is about 6.9 km away. Shillong is about 18 km away. West Khasi Hills 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 Mawiong Nongliput (under 2 km), Mawiongjadap (under 2 km) and Mawria Mawiong (under 2 km).

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

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