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About Mawlangwir Village

Mawlangwir is a large village in Mawkyrwat tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,185, made up of 1,067 males and 1,118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawlangwir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawlangwir village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawkyrwat
Pincode 793114
Population 2,185
Male Population 1,067
Female Population 1,118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawlangwir compares

By the 2011 count Mawlangwir is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local 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 Mawlangwir

Mawlangwir is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mawlangwir as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mawlangwir from other places

Mawlangwir lies about 38 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Bamunigaon, about 74 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 Mawlangwir
Tehsil headquarters Mawkyrwat under 2 km
Nearest town Nongstoin 25 km
District headquarters West Khasi Hills 38 km
Nearest railway station Bamunigaon 74 km

Villages closest to Mawlangwir

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 Mawlangwir

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawlangwir village had a population of 2,185. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 395 residents.

Mawlangwir village has 1,067 males and 1,118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawlangwir has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawlangwir is Bamunigaon, about 74 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mawlangwir.

Mawlangwir is about 38 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.

Mawlangwir is in Mawkyrwat tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Mawkyrwat is about under 2 km away. Nongstoin is about 25 km away. West Khasi Hills is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawkyrwat (under 2 km), Mawten (2.5 km) and Photjaud Rangthong (6.6 km).

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

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