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About Mawroh Village

Mawroh is a mid sized village in Mawthadraishan tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,121, made up of 569 males and 552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawroh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawroh village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawthadraishan
Pincode 793119
Population 1,121
Male Population 569
Female Population 552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawroh compares

By the 2011 count Mawroh is the 6th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 471 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Mawroh

Mawroh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mawroh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mawroh from other places

Mawroh lies about 30 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Bamunigaon, about 62 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 Mawroh
Tehsil headquarters Mawthadraishan 6.3 km
Nearest town Nongstoin 17 km
District headquarters West Khasi Hills 30 km
Nearest railway station Bamunigaon 62 km

Villages closest to Mawroh

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 Mawroh

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawroh village had a population of 1,121. That makes it the 6th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 471 residents.

Mawroh village has 569 males and 552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawroh has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawroh is Bamunigaon, about 62 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mawroh.

Mawroh 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.

Mawroh is in Mawthadraishan tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Mawthadraishan is about 6.3 km away. Nongstoin is about 17 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 (under 2 km), Mawphanlur (9.0 km) and Nonglait (10.0 km).

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

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