# Wahlang Village, Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawphlang/wahlang/ Village · Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills # Wahlang Wahlang is a village in Mawphlang sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793108**. The 2011 Census counted **617 people in 113 households**, the 28th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 617people (2011) - 113households - 75.2%literacy - 793108PIN code ## Wahlang PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Wahlang is 793108.** Wahlang falls in Mawphlang sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code793108 - Community development blockMawphlang - Census village code278181 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wahlang from nearby towns? - Mawphlang (sub-district HQ)29 km by road - Shillong (district HQ)47 km by road - Shillong (nearest town)47 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 Wahlang? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Wahlang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 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 - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells 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 Wahlang 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 Wahlang Of every 100 households in Wahlang in 2011, 96 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Wahlang · ■ Mawphlang rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **82% Toilet within the home ****49%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **44% Tap water ****86%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****14%** **30% Television ****8%** **16% Mobile phone ****20%** **26% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **0% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****77%** **60% Own their home ****91%** **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 Wahlang? ■ Wahlang · ■ Mawphlang rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **1023 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921** **980 Working population ****43.8%** **42.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.5% for men and 79.7% for women. 46% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 153 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (27%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 34 (13%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%) 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 - Krang Nongrum637 people - Nongrum632 people - Kynroh Nonglum619 people - Kynrohnonglyer617 people - Mawngap Dukan614 people - Phanniewlahneng607 people - Mawjongka603 people - Ummylle600 people [All 184 villages in Mawphlang](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawphlang/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Wahlang?793108 - How far is Wahlang from Shillong?47 km by road - What is the population of Wahlang?617 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wahlang in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawphlang sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Wahlang?75.2% (Census 2011)