Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills # Dholai Malai Dholai Malai is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793121. The 2011 Census counted 327 people in 59 households, the 59th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%. - 327 people (2011) - 59 households - 72.9% literacy - 793121 PIN code ## Dholai Malai PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dholai Malai is 793121. Dholai Malai falls in Mawsynram sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793121 - Community development block Mawsynram - Census village code 278697 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dholai Malai from nearby towns? - Mawsynram (sub-district HQ) 57 km by road - Shillong (district HQ) 117 km by road - Shillong (nearest town) 117 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dholai Malai? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Dholai Malai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Dholai Bhowal - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Mawsynram - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shillong - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shillong - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 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 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water canal / river - 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. ## What is Dholai Malai known for? The main crops are rice. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dholai Malai Of every 100 households in Dholai Malai in 2011, 19 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dholai Malai · ■ Mawsynram rural average - Electricity for lighting 19% 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 98% 98% - Use banking services 24% 31% - Television 24% 25% - Mobile phone 14% 24% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 47% 52% - Own their home 100% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dholai Malai? ■ Dholai Malai · ■ Mawsynram rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.9% 74.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 879 993 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 900 979 - Working population 25.7% 40.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.8% for men and 61.5% for women. 43% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 3 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 41 (49%) · ■ Other work 26 (31%) · ■ Marginal 14 (17%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mawsynram - Thieddieng Nongthymmai 342 people - Sinai Mawshynrut 338 people - Nonglait 336 people - Kharabri 329 people - Langsymphut 327 people - Tilagaon 318 people - Phodstein Dongrum 314 people - Makhali 308 people All 166 villages in Mawsynram ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dholai Malai? 793121 - How far is Dholai Malai from Shillong? 117 km by road - What is the population of Dholai Malai? 327 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dholai Malai in? East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Dholai Malai? 72.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawsynram/dholai-malai/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.