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About Lawrapha Village

Lawrapha is a small village in Mawthadraishan tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 330, made up of 172 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lawrapha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lawrapha village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawthadraishan
Pincode 793119
Population 330
Male Population 172
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
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 Lawrapha compares

By the 2011 count Lawrapha is the 57th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 471 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Lawrapha

Lawrapha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lawrapha 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 Laitkseh, Laitnamlang, Langlew and Lawbyrtun. 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 Lawrapha

As per the Census of India 2011, Lawrapha village had a population of 330. That makes it the 57th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 471 residents.

Lawrapha village has 172 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lawrapha has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Lawrapha is 793119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lawrapha falls under Mawthadraishan tehsil of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Lawrapha 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 Lawrapha.

Lawrapha is in Mawthadraishan 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 Lawrapha today is likely to be higher.

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