# Mawsir Village, Mawkynrew, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawkynrew, East Khasi Hills 

# Mawsir

Mawsir is a village in Mawkynrew sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793015**. The 2011 Census counted **150 people in 25 households**, the 63rd largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 150people (2011)
- 25households
- 33.3%literacy
- 793015PIN code

## Mawsir PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mawsir is 793015.** Mawsir falls in Mawkynrew sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793015
- Community development blockMawkynrew
- Census village code278456

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mawsir from nearby towns?

- Mawkynrew (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)56 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)56 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Mawsir?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Mawsir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jongksha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Mawsir

Of every 100 households in Mawsir in 2011, 4 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawsir · ■ Mawkynrew rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**61%

Tap water ****0%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****4%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****50%**

**61%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Mawsir?

■ Mawsir · ■ Mawkynrew rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.3%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****744**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****579**

**999

Working population ****52.7%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 19.4% for men and 50.9% for women. 51% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (77%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 16 (20%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Mawkynrew

- Mawlyngot201 people
- Siltham198 people
- Siangkhnai191 people
- Mawdulop169 people
- Umkhoi143 people
- Rangmudi75 people
- Mynriah57 people
- Umpdem39 people

[All 71 villages in Mawkynrew](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawkynrew/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawsir?793015
- How far is Mawsir from Shillong?56 km by road
- What is the population of Mawsir?150 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawsir in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawkynrew sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawsir?33.3% (Census 2011)