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About Mawroh Village

Mawroh is a mid sized village in Mairang tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 555, made up of 291 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawroh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawroh village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mairang
Pincode 793120
Population 555
Male Population 291
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawroh compares

By the 2011 count Mawroh is the 41st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above 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 Mawroh

Mawroh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mawroh as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mawroh from other places

Mawroh lies about 74 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 Mawroh
Nearest town Laitumkhrah 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Mairang 26 km
Nearest railway station Kamalajari 55 km
District headquarters West Khasi Hills 74 km

Villages closest to Mawroh

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 Mawroh

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawroh village had a population of 555. That makes it the 41st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 479 residents.

Mawroh village has 291 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawroh has about 907 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 Mawroh is 793120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Mawroh 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mawroh.

Mawroh is about 74 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.

Mawroh is in Mairang tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Laitumkhrah is about 2.8 km away. Mairang is about 26 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 Mawkhap Mawnai (2.5 km), Mawkhapkhwa (2.5 km) and Mawtikhar (2.5 km).

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

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