About Pawphlang Village

Pawphlang is a small village in Mawkyrwat tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 240, made up of 119 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pawphlang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pawphlang village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	West Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawkyrwat
Pincode	793114
Population	240
Male Population	119
Female Population	121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,017
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 Pawphlang compares

By the 2011 count Pawphlang is the 69th 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Pawphlang

Pawphlang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pawphlang 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pawphlang from other places

Pawphlang lies about 62 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mirza, about 73 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 Pawphlang
Nearest town	Shillong	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mawkyrwat	32 km
District headquarters	West Khasi Hills	62 km
Nearest railway station	Mirza	73 km

Villages closest to Pawphlang

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 Pawphlang

As per the Census of India 2011, Pawphlang village had a population of 240. That makes it the 69th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 395 residents.

Pawphlang village has 119 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pawphlang has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Pawphlang is Mirza, about 73 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 10+ km distance for Pawphlang.

Pawphlang is about 62 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.

Pawphlang is in Mawkyrwat tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Shillong is about 18 km away. Mawkyrwat is about 32 km away. West Khasi Hills is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.