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

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Village · Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills 

# Perkseh

Perkseh is a village in Mawphlang sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793121**. The 2011 Census counted **341 people in 65 households**, the 84th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 341people (2011)
- 65households
- 88.7%literacy
- 793121PIN code

## Perkseh PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793121
- Community development blockMawphlang
- Census village code278254

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

## How far is Perkseh from nearby towns?

- Mawphlang (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)39 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)39 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 Perkseh?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Perkseh; 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tyrsad
- ○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 bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Perkseh 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 Perkseh

Of every 100 households in Perkseh in 2011, 98 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Perkseh · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**44%

Tap water ****85%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**14%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****97%**

**30%

Television ****23%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****49%**

**60%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Perkseh?

■ Perkseh · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.7%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1211**

**980

Working population ****48.7%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 86.7% for women. 52% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 158 (95%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** 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

- Mawkynjing348 people
- Traw Saitkhlieh347 people
- Laitsdad342 people
- Umtyrniut342 people
- Phanniewlahrum337 people
- Jamynthlen335 people
- Mission Mawphlang335 people
- Kreit Mawshaton330 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Perkseh?793121
- How far is Perkseh from Shillong?39 km by road
- What is the population of Perkseh?341 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Perkseh in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawphlang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Perkseh?88.7% (Census 2011)