# Jabar Village, Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills 

# Jabar

Jabar is a village in Mawphlang sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **521 people in 90 households**, the 44th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 521people (2011)
- 90households
- 51.7%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Jabar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jabar is 793120.** Jabar falls in Mawphlang sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawphlang
- Census village code278099

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

## How far is Jabar from nearby towns?

- Mawphlang (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)65 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)65 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 Jabar?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mnawngap
- ○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

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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.

## What is Jabar known for?

The main crops are **carrot, paddy and potato**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Jabar

Of every 100 households in Jabar in 2011, 72 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jabar · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**82%

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

**54%

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

**44%

Tap water ****59%**

**64%

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

**14%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****4%**

**30%

Television ****2%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****93%**

**60%

Own their home ****99%**

**86%

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 Jabar?

■ Jabar · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.7%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1161**

**980

Working population ****51.4%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.1% for men and 58.2% for women. 53% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 264 (99%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Mawphlang

- Wahsohlait534 people
- Mawkneng532 people
- Laitnongrem531 people
- Nongur529 people
- Ladumrisain508 people
- Weilyngkut508 people
- Mawthlong Mynsain505 people
- Kyndong Wahlang498 people

[All 184 villages in Mawphlang](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawphlang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jabar?793120
- How far is Jabar from Shillong?65 km by road
- What is the population of Jabar?521 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jabar in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawphlang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Jabar?51.7% (Census 2011)