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About Mawiong Village

Mawiong is a small village in Nongstoin tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 103, made up of 60 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 717 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawiong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawiong village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Nongstoin
Pincode 793119
Population 103
Male Population 60
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 717
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 Mawiong compares

By the 2011 count Mawiong is the 166th 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, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Mawiong

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

Mawiong 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 Mawiong
Tehsil headquarters Nongstoin 23 km
District headquarters West Khasi Hills 36 km
Nearest railway station Bamunigaon 67 km

Villages closest to Mawiong

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.

Common questions about Mawiong

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawiong village had a population of 103. That makes it the 166th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Mawiong village has 60 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawiong has about 717 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 Mawiong is 793119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Mawiong 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 Mawiong.

Mawiong 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.

Mawiong 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.

The closest recorded villages are Mawthaw (under 2 km), Mawthar (9.8 km) and Nongspung (13 km).

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

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