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About Mawkapiah Village

Mawkapiah is a small village in Mawshynrut tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 144 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawkapiah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawkapiah village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawshynrut
Pincode 793120
Population 285
Male Population 144
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
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 Mawkapiah compares

By the 2011 count Mawkapiah is the 83rd largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 235 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Mawkapiah

Mawkapiah is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mawkapiah 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 Mawehrang, Mawjain, Mawjari and Mawjeinlang. 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 Mawkapiah

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawkapiah village had a population of 285. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 235 residents.

Mawkapiah village has 144 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawkapiah has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

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

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

The census record for Mawkapiah 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 Mawkapiah.

Mawkapiah 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 Mawkapiah today is likely to be higher.

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