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About Mawpon Village

Mawpon is a small village in Mawkyrwat tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13, made up of 3 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 3,333 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawpon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawpon village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawkyrwat
Pincode 793119
Population 13
Male Population 3
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 3,333
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 Mawpon compares

By the 2011 count Mawpon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 395 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Mawpon

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

Mawpon lies about 53 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mirza, about 79 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 Mawpon
Tehsil headquarters Mawkyrwat 17 km
Nearest town Shella 21 km
District headquarters West Khasi Hills 53 km
Nearest railway station Mirza 79 km

Villages closest to Mawpon

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 Mawpon

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawpon village had a population of 13. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 395 residents.

Mawpon village has 3 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawpon has about 3333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Mawpon is 793119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Mawpon is Mirza, about 79 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 Mawpon.

Mawpon is about 53 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.

Mawpon is in Mawkyrwat tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Mawkyrwat is about 17 km away. Shella is about 21 km away. West Khasi Hills is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawsde (9.7 km), Rangmaw (12 km) and Phlangkynshi Mihngi (13 km).

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

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