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

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Village · Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills 

# Mawkalum

Mawkalum is a village in Mawphlang sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **286 people in 52 households**, the 117th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 286people (2011)
- 52households
- 88.9%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Mawkalum PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawphlang
- Census village code278164

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

## How far is Mawkalum from nearby towns?

- Mawphlang (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)16 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)16 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 Mawkalum?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Mawkalum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ladmawreng
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Marbisu Pdenshnong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Mawkalum known for?

The main crops are **cauliflower, french beans and radish**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawkalum

Of every 100 households in Mawkalum in 2011, 89 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mawkalum · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**44%

Tap water ****98%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**14%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**96%

Use banking services ****41%**

**30%

Television ****43%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**60%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 Mawkalum?

■ Mawkalum · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.9%**

**79.3%

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

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**980

Working population ****41.6%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 86.7% for women. 49% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 44 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (47%) · **■** Other work 19 (16%)

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

- Nongbah Sohiong294 people
- Mawmyrsiang293 people
- Mawtap Pyllun292 people
- Mawripih B291 people
- Lyngkien Tangnew285 people
- Jaud Lyngkhoi283 people
- Lenmawtap283 people
- Sohpian281 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawkalum?793120
- How far is Mawkalum from Shillong?16 km by road
- What is the population of Mawkalum?286 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawkalum in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawphlang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawkalum?88.9% (Census 2011)