Mawlai

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| settlement_type = town

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = India

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Meghalaya

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = East Khasi Hills

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| population_total = 55,012

| population_as_of = 2011

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| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| demographics1_info1 = Khasi, English

| timezone1 = IST

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Mawlai is a census town in East Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya.{{cite web|url=http://in.maps.yahoo.com/#?lat=25.6313800&lon=91.8839800&z=6&plat=26.4978900&plon=85.4235400&pz=4&addr=Mawlai |title=Yahoo Maps India : Mawlai |access-date=2009-01-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218082545/http://in.maps.yahoo.com/ |archive-date=2008-12-18 }}

Demographics

{{As of|2001}} India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}} 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.

References

Category:East Khasi Hills district

Category:Cities and towns in East Khasi Hills district