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About Mawthong Village

Mawthong 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 1,039, made up of 523 males and 516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawthong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawthong village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawkyrwat
Pincode 793114
Population 1,039
Male Population 523
Female Population 516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
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 Mawthong compares

By the 2011 count Mawthong is the 10th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local 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 Mawthong

Mawthong is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mawthong 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. The nearest villages by name are Mawtangden, Mawten, Mawthanrew Mawlyngad and Mawthawiong Nongtraw. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Mawthong

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawthong village had a population of 1,039. That makes it the 10th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 395 residents.

Mawthong village has 523 males and 516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawthong has about 987 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 Mawthong is 793114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The census record for Mawthong notes the nearest railway station 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 Mawthong.

Mawthong is in Mawkyrwat tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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