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About Mawrang Village

Mawrang is a small village in Mairang tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 147 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,129 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawrang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawrang village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mairang
Pincode 793120
Population 313
Male Population 147
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,129
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 Mawrang compares

By the 2011 count Mawrang is the 91st 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, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Mawrang

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

Mawrang lies about 48 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mirza, about 58 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 Mawrang
Tehsil headquarters Mairang under 2 km
Nearest town Shillong 25 km
District headquarters West Khasi Hills 48 km
Nearest railway station Mirza 58 km

Villages closest to Mawrang

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 Mawrang

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawrang village had a population of 313. That makes it the 91st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 479 residents.

Mawrang village has 147 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawrang has about 1129 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawrang is Mirza, about 58 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 Mawrang.

Mawrang is about 48 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.

Mawrang is in Mairang tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Mairang is about under 2 km away. Shillong is about 25 km away. West Khasi Hills is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawtharap (2.7 km), Mawiong Nongkhlaw (6.9 km) and Mawiong Nongliput (6.9 km).

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

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