About Mawkhapkhwa Village

Mawkhapkhwa is a small village in Mairang tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 443, made up of 212 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawkhapkhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawkhapkhwa village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	West Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mairang
Pincode	793120
Population	443
Male Population	212
Female Population	231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,090
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 Mawkhapkhwa compares

By the 2011 count Mawkhapkhwa is the 61st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 479 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Mawkhapkhwa

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

Mawkhapkhwa lies about 72 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 57 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 Mawkhapkhwa
Nearest town	Shillong	1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mairang	24 km
Nearest railway station	Kamalajari	57 km
District headquarters	West Khasi Hills	72 km

Villages closest to Mawkhapkhwa

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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Mawkhapkhwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawkhapkhwa village had a population of 443. That makes it the 61st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 479 residents.

Mawkhapkhwa village has 212 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawkhapkhwa has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawkhapkhwa is Kamalajari, about 57 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 Mawkhapkhwa.

Mawkhapkhwa is about 72 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.

Mawkhapkhwa is in Mairang tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Shillong is about 1.5 km away. Mairang is about 24 km away. Kamalajari is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.