# Mawponghong Village, Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawphlang/mawponghong/ Village · Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills # Mawponghong Mawponghong is a village in Mawphlang sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793121**. The 2011 Census counted **431 people in 82 households**, the 55th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 431people (2011) - 82households - 85.4%literacy - 793121PIN code ## Mawponghong PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mawponghong is 793121.** Mawponghong falls in Mawphlang sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code793121 - Community development blockMawphlang - Census village code278235 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mawponghong from nearby towns? - Mawphlang (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Shillong (district HQ)32 km by road - Shillong (nearest town)32 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 Mawponghong? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Mawponghong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Marbisu - ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Mawponghong known for? The main crops are **potato, paddy and maize**. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Mawponghong Of every 100 households in Mawponghong in 2011, 68 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mawponghong · ■ Mawphlang rural average Electricity for lighting ****68%** **82% Toilet within the home ****11%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **44% Tap water ****100%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **96% Use banking services ****20%** **30% Television ****10%** **16% Mobile phone ****18%** **26% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **0% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****60%** **60% Own their home ****86%** **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 Mawponghong? ■ Mawponghong · ■ Mawphlang rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1072** **1023 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979** **980 Working population ****52.4%** **42.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 83.5% for women. 54% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 149 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (19%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 18 (8%) · **■** Marginal 10 (4%) 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 - Lenmawtap A456 people - Nongbsap449 people - Mawkynroh448 people - Krang Nongrum Centre438 people - Wahnongkseh430 people - Krang Nonglum Shilliang Iew Jamynthlen426 people - Sawlad Marbisu424 people - Phansawrang423 people [All 184 villages in Mawphlang](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawphlang/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mawponghong?793121 - How far is Mawponghong from Shillong?32 km by road - What is the population of Mawponghong?431 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mawponghong in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawphlang sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Mawponghong?85.4% (Census 2011)