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About Mawten Village

Mawten is a large village in Mawkyrwat tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,268, made up of 1,096 males and 1,172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawten Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawten village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawkyrwat
Pincode 793114
Population 2,268
Male Population 1,096
Female Population 1,172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawten compares

By the 2011 count Mawten 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 Mawten

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

Mawten lies about 40 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Bamunigaon, about 75 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 Mawten
Tehsil headquarters Mawkyrwat under 2 km
Nearest town Shella 27 km
District headquarters West Khasi Hills 40 km
Nearest railway station Bamunigaon 75 km

Villages closest to Mawten

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 Mawten

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawten village had a population of 2,268. 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.

Mawten village has 1,096 males and 1,172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawten has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawten is Bamunigaon, about 75 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 <5 km distance for Mawten.

Mawten is about 40 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.

Mawten is in Mawkyrwat tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Mawkyrwat is about under 2 km away. Shella is about 27 km away. West Khasi Hills is about 40 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), Mawlangwir (2.5 km) and Rangmaw (4.8 km).

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

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