Village · Mawryngkneng, East Khasi Hills # Mawkathein Mawkathein is a village in Mawryngkneng sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793015. The 2011 Census counted 144 people in 27 households, the 57th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 144 people (2011) - 27 households - 74.1% literacy - 793015 PIN code ## Mawkathein PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Mawkathein is 793015. Mawkathein falls in Mawryngkneng sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793015 - Community development block Mawryngkneng - Census village code 278390 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mawkathein from nearby towns? - Mawryngkneng (sub-district HQ) 42 km by road - Shillong (district HQ) 20 km by road - Shillong (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mawkathein? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Mawkathein; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● State highway In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● ASHA health worker 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 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 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 Mawkathein Of every 100 households in Mawkathein in 2011, 100 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Mawkathein · ■ Mawryngkneng rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 73% - Toilet within the home 38% 59% - No toilet (open defecation) 62% 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 23% 55% - Television 12% 27% - Mobile phone 38% 37% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 2% - Car / jeep / van 4% 4% - None of these assets 62% 46% - Own their home 69% 80% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Mawkathein? ■ Mawkathein · ■ Mawryngkneng rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.1% 80.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 778 1015 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 556 960 - Working population 44.4% 40.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.6% for men and 73.6% for women. 48% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 48 (75%) · ■ Farm labourers 12 (19%) · ■ Other work 4 (6%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mawryngkneng - Pepbah 163 people - Ryngksaw 160 people - Sohlaper 160 people - Mawkynring 154 people - Nongthymmai 134 people - Warmatlah 77 people - Mawthumthum 53 people - Khonshnong 42 people All 64 villages in Mawryngkneng ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mawkathein? 793015 - How far is Mawkathein from Shillong? 20 km by road - What is the population of Mawkathein? 144 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mawkathein in? East Khasi Hills district (Mawryngkneng sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Mawkathein? 74.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawryngkneng/mawkathein/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.