Village · Mawkynrew, East Khasi Hills
# Mawlein

Mawlein is a village in Mawkynrew sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793015. The 2011 Census counted 864 people in 147 households, the 17th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.
- 864 people (2011)
- 147 households
- 53.8% literacy
- 793015 PIN code

## Mawlein PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Mawlein is 793015. Mawlein falls in Mawkynrew sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793015
- Community development block Mawkynrew
- Census village code 278449

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Mawlein from nearby towns?
- Mawkynrew (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ) 45 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town) 45 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Mawlein?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mawlein; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Jongksha
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shillong
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shillong
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Mawlein

Of every 100 households in Mawlein in 2011, 22 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawlein · ■ Mawkynrew rural average
- Electricity for lighting 22% 54%
- Toilet within the home 6% 36%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 61%
- Tap water 82% 58%
- Drinking water within premises 61% 10%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 86% 42%
- Television 6% 8%
- Mobile phone 2% 26%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 0%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 84% 61%
- Own their home 97% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mawlein?

■ Mawlein · ■ Mawkynrew rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 53.8% 70.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 950 1017
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 932 999
- Working population 55.3% 49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.5% for men and 62.4% for women. 57% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 8 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 194 (41%) · ■ Other work 39 (8%) · ■ Marginal 237 (50%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Mawkynrew
- Mawkynrew 931 people
- Mawblang 912 people
- Jatah Lakadong 907 people
- Dienglieng 898 people
- Nohron 832 people
- Rapleng 807 people
- Mawkria 805 people
- Laitdiengsai 782 people

All 71 villages in Mawkynrew

## Other places named Mawlein
- Mawlein · Village, Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills · 365 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Mawlein? 793015
- How far is Mawlein from Shillong? 45 km by road
- What is the population of Mawlein? 864 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawlein in? East Khasi Hills district (Mawkynrew sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawlein? 53.8% (Census 2011)

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