# Dewkber Village, Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills 

# Dewkber

Dewkber is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793121**. The 2011 Census counted **49 people in 11 households**, the 152nd largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 49people (2011)
- 11households
- 94.6%literacy
- 793121PIN code

## Dewkber PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793121
- Community development blockMawsynram
- Census village code278620

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

## How far is Dewkber from nearby towns?

- Mawsynram (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)46 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)46 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 Dewkber?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Dewkber; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Umlangmar
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawsynram
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Dewkber

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

■ Dewkber · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**47%

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

**7%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**31%

Television ****0%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**52%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Dewkber?

■ Dewkber · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.6%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1130**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**979

Working population ****32.7%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 100.0% for women. 43% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 1 (6%) · **■** Other work 15 (94%)

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 Mawsynram

- Nongriwah69 people
- Iapshynreh60 people
- Mawdiengkhied58 people
- Umphniang53 people
- Janiaw48 people
- Hapkata46 people
- Dombah44 people
- Umlynter Balat34 people

[All 166 villages in Mawsynram](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawsynram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dewkber?793121
- How far is Dewkber from Shillong?46 km by road
- What is the population of Dewkber?49 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewkber in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dewkber?94.6% (Census 2011)