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

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Village · Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills 

# Kharnongwah

Kharnongwah is a village in Mawphlang sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **279 people in 54 households**, the 122nd largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 279people (2011)
- 54households
- 88.3%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Kharnongwah PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawphlang
- Census village code278170

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

## How far is Kharnongwah from nearby towns?

- Mawphlang (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)20 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)20 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 Kharnongwah?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kharnongwah; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mawngap
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 18 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 Kharnongwah known for?

The main crops are **radish, cabbage and french bean**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Kharnongwah

Of every 100 households in Kharnongwah in 2011, 100 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharnongwah · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**44%

Tap water ****100%**

**64%

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

**14%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**30%

Television ****33%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****62%**

**60%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kharnongwah?

■ Kharnongwah · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.3%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1163**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**980

Working population ****58.1%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 85.5% for women. 62% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 116 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (20%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (7%)

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

- Lyngkien Tangnew285 people
- Jaud Lyngkhoi283 people
- Lenmawtap283 people
- Sohpian281 people
- Nongbsap B273 people
- Dewlieh Mawrisnai264 people
- Mawpunneng264 people
- Pyndengkhah263 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharnongwah?793120
- How far is Kharnongwah from Shillong?20 km by road
- What is the population of Kharnongwah?279 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharnongwah in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawphlang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kharnongwah?88.3% (Census 2011)