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About Mawsaw Mihngi Village

Mawsaw Mihngi is a small village in Mawkyrwat tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 131 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawsaw Mihngi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawsaw Mihngi village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawkyrwat
Pincode 793114
Population 268
Male Population 131
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawsaw Mihngi compares

By the 2011 count Mawsaw Mihngi is the 61st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little 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 Mawsaw Mihngi

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

Mawsaw Mihngi lies about 50 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 Mawsaw Mihngi
Tehsil headquarters Mawkyrwat 13 km
Nearest town Shella 16 km
District headquarters West Khasi Hills 50 km
Nearest railway station Bamunigaon 87 km

Villages closest to Mawsaw Mihngi

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 Mawsaw Mihngi

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawsaw Mihngi village had a population of 268. That makes it the 61st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 395 residents.

Mawsaw Mihngi village has 131 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawsaw Mihngi has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawsaw Mihngi 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mawsaw Mihngi.

Mawsaw Mihngi 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.

Mawsaw Mihngi is in Mawkyrwat tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Mawkyrwat is about 13 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.

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

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

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