About Mawthaw Village

Mawthaw is a small village in Nongstoin tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 146 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawthaw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawthaw village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	West Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Nongstoin
Pincode	793119
Population	282
Male Population	146
Female Population	136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
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 Mawthaw compares

By the 2011 count Mawthaw is the 66th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above 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 Mawthaw

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

Mawthaw lies about 36 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Bamunigaon, about 67 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 Mawthaw
Tehsil headquarters	Nongstoin	23 km
District headquarters	West Khasi Hills	36 km
Nearest railway station	Bamunigaon	67 km

Villages closest to Mawthaw

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 Mawthaw

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawthaw village had a population of 282. That makes it the 66th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Mawthaw village has 146 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawthaw has about 932 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 Mawthaw is 793119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Mawthaw is Bamunigaon, about 67 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 Mawthaw.

Mawthaw is about 36 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.

Mawthaw is in Nongstoin tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Nongstoin is about 23 km away. West Khasi Hills is about 36 km away. Bamunigaon is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.