About Mawsaw Village

Mawsaw is a mid sized village in Mawkyrwat tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 685, made up of 347 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawsaw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawsaw village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	West Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawkyrwat
Pincode	793114
Population	685
Male Population	347
Female Population	338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawsaw compares

By the 2011 count Mawsaw is the 20th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Mawsaw

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

Mawsaw 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
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

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 Mawsaw

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawsaw village had a population of 685. That makes it the 20th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 395 residents.

Mawsaw village has 347 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawsaw has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawsaw 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.

Mawsaw 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 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.