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

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Village · Mawkynrew, East Khasi Hills 

# Siltham

Siltham is a village in Mawkynrew sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793015**. The 2011 Census counted **198 people in 46 households**, the 60th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 198people (2011)
- 46households
- 41.4%literacy
- 793015PIN code

## Siltham PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793015
- Community development blockMawkynrew
- Census village code278473

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

## How far is Siltham 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 Siltham?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Siltham; 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 wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Siltham

Of every 100 households in Siltham in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Siltham · ■ Mawkynrew rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**54%

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

**36%

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

**61%

Tap water ****100%**

**58%

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

**10%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****16%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****82%**

**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 Siltham?

■ Siltham · ■ Mawkynrew rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.4%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**999

Working population ****60.6%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.0% for men and 42.7% for women. 60% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 117 (98%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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

- Umsham237 people
- Umblai229 people
- Mawpynieng207 people
- Mawlyngot201 people
- Siangkhnai191 people
- Mawdulop169 people
- Mawsir150 people
- Umkhoi143 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Siltham?793015
- How far is Siltham from Shillong?56 km by road
- What is the population of Siltham?198 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Siltham in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawkynrew sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Siltham?41.4% (Census 2011)