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About Awiak Village

Awiak is a small village in Mawshynrut tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 257, made up of 119 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,160 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Awiak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Awiak village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawshynrut
Pincode 793120
Population 257
Male Population 119
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,160
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 Awiak compares

By the 2011 count Awiak is the 99th largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 235 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Awiak

Awiak is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Awiak 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 Agreng, Amagaon, Aradonga and Aswit. 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 Awiak

As per the Census of India 2011, Awiak village had a population of 257. That makes it the 99th largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 235 residents.

Awiak village has 119 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Awiak has about 1160 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Awiak is 793120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Awiak falls under Mawshynrut tehsil of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Awiak 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 Awiak.

Awiak is in Mawshynrut 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 Awiak today is likely to be higher.

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