Mawlai Explained

Mawlai
Settlement Type:town
Pushpin Map:India Meghalaya#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Meghalaya, India
Coordinates:25.6314°N 91.884°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Meghalaya
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:East Khasi Hills
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:55,012
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Khasi, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:ML

Mawlai is a census town in East Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya.[1]

Demographics

India census,[2] Mawlai had a population of 38,241. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Mawlai has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 72%. In Mawlai, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Religion

Most of the people in the town follow Christianity, while few remained in the Khasi Traditional Belief, Niam Khasi.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yahoo Maps India : Mawlai . 2009-01-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081218082545/http://in.maps.yahoo.com/ . 2008-12-18 .
  2. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.