# Pommura Village, Mawryngkneng, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawryngkneng, East Khasi Hills 

# Pommura

Pommura is a village in Mawryngkneng sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793021**. The 2011 Census counted **631 people in 114 households**, the 29th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 631people (2011)
- 114households
- 72.8%literacy
- 793021PIN code

## Pommura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pommura is 793021.** Pommura falls in Mawryngkneng sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793021
- Community development blockMawryngkneng
- Census village code278378

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

## How far is Pommura from nearby towns?

- Mawryngkneng (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)32 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)32 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 Pommura?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Pommura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 5 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 Pommura

Of every 100 households in Pommura in 2011, 67 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pommura · ■ Mawryngkneng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**38%

Tap water ****4%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****29%**

**55%

Television ****9%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****79%**

**46%

Own their home ****70%**

**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 Pommura?

■ Pommura · ■ Mawryngkneng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**1015

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1309**

**960

Working population ****33.1%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.5% for men and 77.3% for women. 48% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (44%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 65 (31%) · **■** Marginal 6 (3%)

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

- Maw-U-Sam782 people
- Nonghali714 people
- Iewpomtiah639 people
- Thangshalai632 people
- Mawlyndep618 people
- Umiew-Maw -U-Sam587 people
- Mawiong Diengpasoh581 people
- Laitkseh562 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pommura?793021
- How far is Pommura from Shillong?32 km by road
- What is the population of Pommura?631 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pommura in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawryngkneng sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Pommura?72.8% (Census 2011)