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About Mawshiangbai Village

Mawshiangbai is a small village in Nongstoin tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 132, made up of 69 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawshiangbai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawshiangbai village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Nongstoin
Pincode 793119
Population 132
Male Population 69
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
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 Mawshiangbai compares

By the 2011 count Mawshiangbai is the 140th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Mawshiangbai

Mawshiangbai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mawshiangbai 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 Mawrok Umkatha, Mawrongtein, Mawrynniaw and Mawsaw. 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 Mawshiangbai

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawshiangbai village had a population of 132. That makes it the 140th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Mawshiangbai village has 69 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawshiangbai has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

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

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

The census record for Mawshiangbai 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 Mawshiangbai.

Mawshiangbai is in Nongstoin 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 Mawshiangbai today is likely to be higher.

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