# Maw-U-Sam Village, Mawryngkneng, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawryngkneng, East Khasi Hills 

# Maw-U-Sam

Maw-U-Sam is a village in Mawryngkneng sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793015**. The 2011 Census counted **782 people in 146 households**, the 25th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 782people (2011)
- 146households
- 93.3%literacy
- 793015PIN code

## Maw-U-Sam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maw-U-Sam is 793015.** Maw-U-Sam falls in Mawryngkneng sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793015
- Community development blockMawryngkneng
- Census village code278391

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

## How far is Maw-U-Sam from nearby towns?

- Mawryngkneng (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)23 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)23 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 Maw-U-Sam?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Maw-U-Sam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shillong
- ○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 watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river 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.

## Homes and amenities in Maw-U-Sam

Of every 100 households in Maw-U-Sam in 2011, 82 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Maw-U-Sam · ■ Mawryngkneng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**38%

Tap water ****0%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**8%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****28%**

**55%

Television ****9%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****63%**

**46%

Own their home ****86%**

**80%

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 Maw-U-Sam?

■ Maw-U-Sam · ■ Mawryngkneng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.3%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**1015

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**960

Working population ****47.6%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 93.1% for women. 51% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 282 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 75 (20%) · **■** Marginal 7 (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 Mawryngkneng

- Urmasi-U-Joh949 people
- Pomlahier923 people
- Jaroit798 people
- Madan-Langning788 people
- Nonghali714 people
- Iewpomtiah639 people
- Thangshalai632 people
- Pommura631 people

[All 64 villages in Mawryngkneng](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawryngkneng/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maw-U-Sam?793015
- How far is Maw-U-Sam from Shillong?23 km by road
- What is the population of Maw-U-Sam?782 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maw-U-Sam in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawryngkneng sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Maw-U-Sam?93.3% (Census 2011)