About Mawsain Village

Mawsain is a small village in Mawkyrwat tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 201, made up of 103 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawsain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawsain village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	West Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawkyrwat
Pincode	793114
Population	201
Male Population	103
Female Population	98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawsain compares

By the 2011 count Mawsain is the 80th 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, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Mawsain

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

Mawsain lies about 50 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Bamunigaon, about 86 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 Mawsain
Tehsil headquarters	Mawkyrwat	12 km
Nearest town	Shella	16 km
District headquarters	West Khasi Hills	50 km
Nearest railway station	Bamunigaon	86 km

Villages closest to Mawsain

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.

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Common questions about Mawsain

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawsain village had a population of 201. That makes it the 80th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 395 residents.

Mawsain village has 103 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawsain has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawsain is Bamunigaon, about 86 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 Mawsain.

Mawsain is about 50 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.

Mawsain is in Mawkyrwat tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Mawkyrwat is about 12 km away. Shella is about 16 km away. West Khasi Hills is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.