Village · Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills # Mawmahwar Mawmahwar is a village in Mawphlang sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793121. The 2011 Census counted 324 people in 51 households, the 91st largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 324 people (2011) - 51 households - 47.7% literacy - 793121 PIN code ## Mawmahwar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Mawmahwar is 793121. Mawmahwar falls in Mawphlang sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793121 - Community development block Mawphlang - Census village code 278249 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mawmahwar from nearby towns? - Mawphlang (sub-district HQ) 43 km by road - Shillong (district HQ) 75 km by road - Shillong (nearest town) 75 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mawmahwar? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Mawmahwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 private - ● 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 · Pongkung - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shillong - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shillong - ○ Primary health centre 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 and untreated tap water - 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 Mawmahwar known for? The main crops are paddy, potato and maize. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mawmahwar Of every 100 households in Mawmahwar in 2011, 14 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mawmahwar · ■ Mawphlang rural average - Electricity for lighting 14% 82% - Toilet within the home 0% 54% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 44% - Tap water 100% 64% - Drinking water within premises 35% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 0% 30% - Television 4% 16% - Mobile phone 2% 26% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 0% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 94% 60% - Own their home 100% 86% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Mawmahwar? ■ Mawmahwar · ■ Mawphlang rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 47.7% 79.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1012 1023 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1023 980 - Working population 33.0% 42.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 47.5% for men and 47.9% for women. 41% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 98 (92%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (5%) · ■ Other work 2 (2%) · ■ Marginal 2 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mawphlang - Mission Mawphlang 335 people - Kreit Mawshaton 330 people - Sohksar 330 people - Lyngngai 329 people - Kharrngoi 323 people - Madan Mawser 322 people - Tiehbah 317 people - Mawlumrum 316 people All 184 villages in Mawphlang ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mawmahwar? 793121 - How far is Mawmahwar from Shillong? 75 km by road - What is the population of Mawmahwar? 324 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mawmahwar in? East Khasi Hills district (Mawphlang sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Mawmahwar? 47.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawphlang/mawmahwar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.