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

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Village · Mawkynrew, East Khasi Hills 

# Wahmawlein

Wahmawlein is a village in Mawkynrew sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793015**. The 2011 Census counted **272 people in 74 households**, the 50th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 272people (2011)
- 74households
- 54.0%literacy
- 793015PIN code

## Wahmawlein PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793015
- Community development blockMawkynrew
- Census village code278484

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

## How far is Wahmawlein 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 Wahmawlein?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Wahmawlein; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- 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 Wahmawlein

Of every 100 households in Wahmawlein in 2011, 42 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wahmawlein · ■ Mawkynrew rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**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 ****64%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****56%**

**61%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Wahmawlein?

■ Wahmawlein · ■ Mawkynrew rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.0%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1092**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1107**

**999

Working population ****48.2%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.8% for men and 50.5% for women. 48% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 45 (34%) · **■** Other work 85 (65%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Laitmynsang294 people
- Pyngkya294 people
- Pashang290 people
- New Nongryngkoh276 people
- Madan Demkhlieng267 people
- Mawlang267 people
- Ksanrngi255 people
- Rangphlang250 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Wahmawlein?793015
- How far is Wahmawlein from Shillong?56 km by road
- What is the population of Wahmawlein?272 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wahmawlein in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawkynrew sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Wahmawlein?54.0% (Census 2011)