Village · Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills
# Demthring

Demthring is a village in Mawphlang sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793120. The 2011 Census counted 309 people in 47 households, the 98th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.
- 309 people (2011)
- 47 households
- 79.1% literacy
- 793120 PIN code

## Demthring PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Demthring is 793120. Demthring falls in Mawphlang sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793120
- Community development block Mawphlang
- Census village code 278144

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

## How far is Demthring from nearby towns?
- Mawphlang (sub-district HQ) 34 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ) 53 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town) 53 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Demthring?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Demthring; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

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

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Mawphlang
- ○ 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 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Demthring known for?

The main crops are paddy, potato and maize.

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

## Homes and amenities in Demthring

Of every 100 households in Demthring in 2011, 91 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Demthring · ■ Mawphlang rural average
- Electricity for lighting 91% 82%
- Toilet within the home 15% 54%
- No toilet (open defecation) 85% 44%
- Tap water 67% 64%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 9% 30%
- Television 11% 16%
- Mobile phone 22% 26%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 0%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 74% 60%
- Own their home 98% 86%

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

## What is the population of Demthring?

■ Demthring · ■ Mawphlang rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 79.1% 79.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 956 1023
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1333 980
- Working population 41.7% 42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 82.0% for women. 47% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 77 (60%) · ■ Other work 6 (5%) · ■ Marginal 46 (36%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Mawphlang
- Tiehbah 317 people
- Mawlumrum 316 people
- Pdengshnong Lyngkhoi 314 people
- Jabar Lumtop Jaud 311 people
- Lawkhla 308 people
- Wahlyngngia 308 people
- Dom Mawphlang 307 people
- Jabar Nongneng 307 people

All 184 villages in Mawphlang

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Demthring? 793120
- How far is Demthring from Shillong? 53 km by road
- What is the population of Demthring? 309 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Demthring in? East Khasi Hills district (Mawphlang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Demthring? 79.1% (Census 2011)

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