{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}} <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities for details -->{{Infobox settlement | name = Mairang | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = city | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Meghalaya#India | pushpin_label_position = left | pushprin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Meghalaya, India | coordinates = {{coord|25.57|N|91.63|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Meghalaya | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Eastern West Khasi Hills | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 1564 | population_total = 11517 | population_as_of = 2001 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Regional | demographics1_info1 = Maram, Khasi | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = <!-- PIN --> | postal_code = | registration_plate = ML | blank_name = Climate | blank_info = Cwb | website = | footnotes = }} '''Mairang''' is the headquarters of Eastern West Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya, India. It is located at about 40 km from the state capital Shillong, and 45 km (approx.) from Nongstoin along National Highway 106.
==Geography== Mairang is located at {{Coord|25.57|N|91.63|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/18/Mairang.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mairang]</ref> It has an average elevation of 1564 metres (5131 feet).
==Demographics== {{As of|2001}} India census,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Mairang had a population of 11,517. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Mairang has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 62%, and female literacy is 63%. In Mairang, 22% of the population is under 6 years of age.
==Education== Khadsawphra College & Higher Secondary, Mairang Presbyterian Science College, and Tirot Sing Memorial College are three institutions of higher education in Mairang.<ref>{{cite news |title=Facts about Meghalaya’s new district – Eastern West Khasi Hills |url=https://hubnetwork.in/facts-about-meghalayas-new-district-eastern-west-khasi-hills/ |access-date=10 April 2026 |work=Hub News |date=10 November 2021}}</ref> thumb|Mairang, Meghalaya
==See also== *Bynther
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