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About Mawtharap Village

Mawtharap is a small village in Mairang tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 458, made up of 228 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawtharap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawtharap village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mairang
Pincode 793120
Population 458
Male Population 228
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawtharap compares

By the 2011 count Mawtharap is the 58th 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, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Mawtharap

Mawtharap is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mawtharap as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Mawtharap from other places

Mawtharap lies about 46 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mirza, 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 Mawtharap
Tehsil headquarters Mairang 2.7 km
Nearest town Shillong 27 km
District headquarters West Khasi Hills 46 km
Nearest railway station Mirza 57 km

Villages closest to Mawtharap

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 Mawtharap

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawtharap village had a population of 458. That makes it the 58th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 479 residents.

Mawtharap village has 228 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawtharap has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawtharap is Mirza, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mawtharap.

Mawtharap is about 46 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.

Mawtharap is in Mairang tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Mairang is about 2.7 km away. Shillong is about 27 km away. West Khasi Hills is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawrang (2.7 km), Ramkynshi (8.5 km) and Mawiong Nongkhlaw (9.3 km).

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

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