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About Mawphanlur Village

Mawphanlur is a small village in Mawthadraishan tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 91 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawphanlur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawphanlur village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawthadraishan
Pincode 793119
Population 189
Male Population 91
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawphanlur compares

By the 2011 count Mawphanlur is the 86th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 471 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Mawphanlur

Mawphanlur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mawphanlur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Mawphanlur from other places

Mawphanlur lies about 30 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Bamunigaon, about 54 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 Mawphanlur
Tehsil headquarters Mawthadraishan 3.0 km
Nearest town Nongstoin 19 km
District headquarters West Khasi Hills 30 km
Nearest railway station Bamunigaon 54 km

Villages closest to Mawphanlur

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

Common questions about Mawphanlur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawphanlur village had a population of 189. That makes it the 86th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 471 residents.

Mawphanlur village has 91 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawphanlur has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawphanlur is Bamunigaon, about 54 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mawphanlur.

Mawphanlur is about 30 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.

Mawphanlur is in Mawthadraishan tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Mawthadraishan is about 3.0 km away. Nongstoin is about 19 km away. West Khasi Hills is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marngor (9.0 km), Mawroh (9.0 km) and Kynshi Bangla (9.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mawphanlur today is likely to be higher.

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