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

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Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills 

# Dewsawlia

Dewsawlia is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793121**. The 2011 Census counted **343 people in 67 households**, the 54th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 343people (2011)
- 67households
- 98.2%literacy
- 793121PIN code

## Dewsawlia PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793121
- Community development blockMawsynram
- Census village code278725

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

## How far is Dewsawlia from nearby towns?

- Mawsynram (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)95 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)95 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 Dewsawlia?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dewsawlia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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.

## What is Dewsawlia known for?

The main crops are **orange, arecanut and papaya**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Dewsawlia

Of every 100 households in Dewsawlia in 2011, 54 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dewsawlia · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**70%

Tap water ****100%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****36%**

**31%

Television ****38%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****49%**

**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 Dewsawlia?

■ Dewsawlia · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****98.2%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**979

Working population ****37.3%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.6% for men and 97.9% for women. 50% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (43%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 36 (28%) · **■** Marginal 6 (5%)

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

- Mawrapat381 people
- Phlangmawsyrpad371 people
- Dangar Dombah356 people
- Domskong356 people
- Thieddieng Nongthymmai342 people
- Sinai Mawshynrut338 people
- Nonglait336 people
- Kharabri329 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dewsawlia?793121
- How far is Dewsawlia from Shillong?95 km by road
- What is the population of Dewsawlia?343 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewsawlia in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dewsawlia?98.2% (Census 2011)