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

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Village · Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills 

# Mawshyieng

Mawshyieng is a village in Mawphlang sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793121**. The 2011 Census counted **178 people in 27 households**, the 152nd largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 178people (2011)
- 27households
- 96.5%literacy
- 793121PIN code

## Mawshyieng PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mawshyieng is 793121.** Mawshyieng falls in Mawphlang sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793121
- Community development blockMawphlang
- Census village code278233

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

## How far is Mawshyieng from nearby towns?

- Mawphlang (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)34 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)34 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 Mawshyieng?

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

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mawser
- ○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
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Mawshyieng known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawshyieng

Of every 100 households in Mawshyieng in 2011, 96 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawshyieng · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**44%

Tap water ****100%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**14%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****22%**

**30%

Television ****7%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****59%**

**60%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Mawshyieng?

■ Mawshyieng · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.5%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**980

Working population ****41.0%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.6% for men and 97.3% for women. 40% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 60 (82%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (8%) · **■** Marginal 6 (8%)

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

- Nonglwai184 people
- Mawkahiar183 people
- Mawsniang181 people
- Lumpyllun179 people
- Spar Sohiong178 people
- Kyndong Laitmawbah175 people
- Lenpdengshnong170 people
- Kharlakhar Lumparing169 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawshyieng?793121
- How far is Mawshyieng from Shillong?34 km by road
- What is the population of Mawshyieng?178 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawshyieng in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawphlang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawshyieng?96.5% (Census 2011)