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

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Village · Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills 

# Mawpunrum

Mawpunrum is a village in Mawphlang sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **295 people in 44 households**, the 111th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 295people (2011)
- 44households
- 74.2%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Mawpunrum PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawphlang
- Census village code278115

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

## How far is Mawpunrum from nearby towns?

- Mawphlang (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)42 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)42 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 Mawpunrum?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Mawpunrum; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawngap
- ○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 watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Mawpunrum known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawpunrum

Of every 100 households in Mawpunrum in 2011, 98 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawpunrum · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**44%

Tap water ****2%**

**64%

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

**14%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****46%**

**30%

Television ****0%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**60%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Mawpunrum?

■ Mawpunrum · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1276**

**980

Working population ****49.5%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.8% for men and 81.1% for women. 49% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 137 (94%) · **■** Marginal 9 (6%)

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

- Lumsohriew297 people
- Umsaw Dombhoi297 people
- Madan Lyngkhoi Ranab Domlyngkut296 people
- Mawkhar Marbaniang295 people
- Madankor294 people
- Nongbah Sohiong294 people
- Mawmyrsiang293 people
- Mawtap Pyllun292 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawpunrum?793120
- How far is Mawpunrum from Shillong?42 km by road
- What is the population of Mawpunrum?295 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawpunrum in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawphlang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawpunrum?74.2% (Census 2011)