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About Mawrap Village

Mawrap is a small village in Mawkyrwat tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 207, made up of 99 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawrap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawrap village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawkyrwat
Pincode 793114
Population 207
Male Population 99
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawrap compares

By the 2011 count Mawrap is the 78th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 395 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Mawrap

Mawrap is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mawrap as Available within 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 Mawrap from other places

Mawrap lies about 51 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Bamunigaon, about 87 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 Mawrap
Tehsil headquarters Mawkyrwat 13 km
Nearest town Shella 14 km
District headquarters West Khasi Hills 51 km
Nearest railway station Bamunigaon 87 km

Villages closest to Mawrap

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mawkyrwat 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 Mawrap

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawrap village had a population of 207. That makes it the 78th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 395 residents.

Mawrap village has 99 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawrap has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Mawrap is 793114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mawrap falls under Mawkyrwat tehsil of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Mawrap is Bamunigaon, about 87 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 village for Mawrap.

Mawrap is about 51 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.

Mawrap is in Mawkyrwat tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Mawkyrwat is about 13 km away. Shella is about 14 km away. West Khasi Hills is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawpat (under 2 km), Mawsain (under 2 km) and Mawsaw (2.3 km).

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

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