About Mawmarin Village

Mawmarin is a mid sized village in Nongstoin tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 873, made up of 437 males and 436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawmarin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawmarin village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	West Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Nongstoin
Pincode	793119
Population	873
Male Population	437
Female Population	436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
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 Mawmarin compares

By the 2011 count Mawmarin is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Mawmarin

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

Mawmarin lies about 20 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Dhupdhara, about 64 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 Mawmarin
District headquarters	West Khasi Hills	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nongstoin	21 km
Nearest railway station	Dhupdhara	64 km

Villages closest to Mawmarin

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawmarin village had a population of 873. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Mawmarin village has 437 males and 436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawmarin has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

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

Mawmarin falls under Nongstoin tehsil of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Mawmarin is Dhupdhara, about 64 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 Mawmarin.

Mawmarin is about 20 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.

Mawmarin is in Nongstoin tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. West Khasi Hills is about 20 km away. Nongstoin is about 21 km away. Dhupdhara is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.