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

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Village · Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills 

# Mawsniang

Mawsniang is a village in Mawphlang sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **181 people in 33 households**, the 150th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 181people (2011)
- 33households
- 48.5%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Mawsniang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawphlang
- Census village code278180

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

## How far is Mawsniang from nearby towns?

- Mawphlang (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)52 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)52 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 Mawsniang?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongspung
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated 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 Mawsniang known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawsniang

Of every 100 households in Mawsniang in 2011, 94 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawsniang · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**44%

Tap water ****88%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**14%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**30%

Television ****0%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****97%**

**60%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mawsniang?

■ Mawsniang · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.5%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****731**

**980

Working population ****48.1%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.4% for men and 48.6% for women. 50% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 83 (95%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Demsnoin190 people
- Jani Mawiong188 people
- Nonglwai184 people
- Mawkahiar183 people
- Lumpyllun179 people
- Mawshyieng178 people
- Spar Sohiong178 people
- Kyndong Laitmawbah175 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawsniang?793120
- How far is Mawsniang from Shillong?52 km by road
- What is the population of Mawsniang?181 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawsniang in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawphlang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawsniang?48.5% (Census 2011)