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

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Village · Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills 

# Wahnongkseh

Wahnongkseh is a village in Mawphlang sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793121**. The 2011 Census counted **430 people in 99 households**, the 56th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 430people (2011)
- 99households
- 54.5%literacy
- 793121PIN code

## Wahnongkseh PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793121
- Community development blockMawphlang
- Census village code278216

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

## How far is Wahnongkseh from nearby towns?

- Mawphlang (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)41 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)41 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 Wahnongkseh?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Wahnongkseh; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn 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
- 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 Wahnongkseh known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Wahnongkseh

Of every 100 households in Wahnongkseh in 2011, 92 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wahnongkseh · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**82%

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

**54%

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

**44%

Tap water ****95%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**14%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****26%**

**30%

Television ****10%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**2%

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

**60%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Wahnongkseh?

■ Wahnongkseh · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.5%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**980

Working population ****44.7%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.2% for men and 57.6% for women. 53% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 120 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (23%) · **■** Other work 20 (10%) · **■** Marginal 7 (4%)

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

- Nongbsap449 people
- Mawkynroh448 people
- Krang Nongrum Centre438 people
- Mawponghong431 people
- Krang Nonglum Shilliang Iew Jamynthlen426 people
- Sawlad Marbisu424 people
- Phansawrang423 people
- Mawlyngthoh422 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Wahnongkseh?793121
- How far is Wahnongkseh from Shillong?41 km by road
- What is the population of Wahnongkseh?430 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wahnongkseh in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawphlang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Wahnongkseh?54.5% (Census 2011)