About Mawshut Village

Mawshut is a small village in Mawshynrut tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33, made up of 16 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawshut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawshut village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	West Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawshynrut
Pincode	793120
Population	33
Male Population	16
Female Population	17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,062
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 Mawshut compares

By the 2011 count Mawshut is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 235 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Mawshut

Mawshut is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mawshut 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 Mawshut from other places

Mawshut lies about 13 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Dhupdhara, about 36 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 Mawshut
Tehsil headquarters	Mawshynrut	under 2 km
District headquarters	West Khasi Hills	13 km
Nearest town	Nongstoin	26 km
Nearest railway station	Dhupdhara	36 km

Villages closest to Mawshut

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mawshynrut 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 Mawshut

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawshut village had a population of 33. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 235 residents.

Mawshut village has 16 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawshut has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawshut is Dhupdhara, about 36 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 Mawshut.

Mawshut is about 13 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.

Mawshut is in Mawshynrut tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Mawshynrut is about under 2 km away. West Khasi Hills is about 13 km away. Nongstoin is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.