# Dholai Bhowal Village, Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills 

# Dholai Bhowal

Dholai Bhowal is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793106**. The 2011 Census counted **276 people in 53 households**, the 75th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 276people (2011)
- 53households
- 65.6%literacy
- 793106PIN code

## Dholai Bhowal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dholai Bhowal is 793106.** Dholai Bhowal falls in Mawsynram sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793106
- Community development blockMawsynram
- Census village code278693

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

## How far is Dholai Bhowal from nearby towns?

- Mawsynram (sub-district HQ)56 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)116 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)116 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 Dholai Bhowal?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dholai Bhowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawsynram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Dholai Bhowal known for?

The main crops are **rice and arecanut**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Dholai Bhowal

Of every 100 households in Dholai Bhowal in 2011, 13 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dholai Bhowal · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**74%

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

**28%

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

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****9%**

**31%

Television ****18%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**52%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Dholai Bhowal?

■ Dholai Bhowal · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****852**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****719**

**979

Working population ****21.7%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 61.5% for women. 38% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (62%) · **■** Other work 11 (18%) · **■** Marginal 4 (7%)

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

- Laitumsaw293 people
- Nongkriah293 people
- Weisohpieng291 people
- Joiram284 people
- Dangar Dop272 people
- Nongrim Warding269 people
- Bordup268 people
- Nongshluid262 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dholai Bhowal?793106
- How far is Dholai Bhowal from Shillong?116 km by road
- What is the population of Dholai Bhowal?276 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dholai Bhowal in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dholai Bhowal?65.6% (Census 2011)