About Mawthar Village

Mawthar is a small village in Nongstoin tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 214, made up of 114 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawthar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawthar village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	West Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Nongstoin
Pincode	793119
Population	214
Male Population	114
Female Population	100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	877
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawthar compares

By the 2011 count Mawthar is the 88th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Mawthar

Mawthar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mawthar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mawthar from other places

Mawthar lies about 31 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Bamunigaon, about 57 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 Mawthar
Tehsil headquarters	Nongstoin	19 km
District headquarters	West Khasi Hills	31 km
Nearest railway station	Bamunigaon	57 km

Villages closest to Mawthar

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 Mawthar

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawthar village had a population of 214. That makes it the 88th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Mawthar village has 114 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawthar has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mawthar is Bamunigaon, about 57 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 village for Mawthar.

Mawthar is about 31 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.

Mawthar is in Nongstoin tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Nongstoin is about 19 km away. West Khasi Hills is about 31 km away. Bamunigaon is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.