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About Mawkhap Village

Mawkhap is a small village in Mawshynrut tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 127, made up of 68 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawkhap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawkhap village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawshynrut
Pincode 793120
Population 127
Male Population 68
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mawkhap compares

By the 2011 count Mawkhap is the 215th largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 235 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Mawkhap

Mawkhap is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mawkhap 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mawjeinlang, Mawjiej, Mawkapiah and Mawkdep. 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 Mawkhap

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawkhap village had a population of 127. That makes it the 215th largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 235 residents.

Mawkhap village has 68 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawkhap has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

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

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

The census record for Mawkhap notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Mawkhap.

Mawkhap 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 Mawkhap today is likely to be higher.

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