Village · Mawryngkneng, East Khasi Hills
# Mawber

Mawber is a village in Mawryngkneng sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793015. The 2011 Census counted 1,743 people in 255 households, the 13th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.
- 1,743 people (2011)
- 255 households
- 86.2% literacy
- 793015 PIN code

## Mawber PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Mawber is 793015. Mawber falls in Mawryngkneng sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793015
- Community development block Mawryngkneng
- Census village code 278395

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Mawber from nearby towns?
- Mawryngkneng (sub-district HQ) 75 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town) 30 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Mawber?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mawber; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 5 private
- ● Primary school In village · 5 private
- ● Middle school In village · 3 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 2 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Shillong
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shillong
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shillong
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Mawber

Of every 100 households in Mawber in 2011, 81 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawber · ■ Mawryngkneng rural average
- Electricity for lighting 81% 73%
- Toilet within the home 100% 59%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 38%
- Tap water 0% 41%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 89%
- Use banking services 49% 55%
- Television 4% 27%
- Mobile phone 13% 37%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 56% 46%
- Own their home 99% 80%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mawber?

■ Mawber · ■ Mawryngkneng rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 86.2% 80.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1068 1015
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 990 960
- Working population 47.0% 40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 87.3% for women. 50% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 548 (67%) · ■ Farm labourers 205 (25%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 38 (5%) · ■ Marginal 22 (3%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Mawryngkneng
- Puriang 2,004 people
- Tynring 2,004 people
- Mawlyngngad 1,817 people
- umphrup 1,749 people
- Mawpdang 1,614 people
- Kut 1,556 people
- Mawmuthoh 1,447 people
- Mawpyrshong 1,446 people

All 64 villages in Mawryngkneng

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Mawber? 793015
- How far is Mawber from Shillong? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Mawber? 1,743 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawber in? East Khasi Hills district (Mawryngkneng sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawber? 86.2% (Census 2011)

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