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

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Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills 

# Janiaw

Janiaw is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793121**. The 2011 Census counted **48 people in 10 households**, the 153rd largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 100.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 48people (2011)
- 10households
- 100.0%literacy
- 793121PIN code

## Janiaw PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793121
- Community development blockMawsynram
- Census village code278650

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

## How far is Janiaw from nearby towns?

- Mawsynram (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)72 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)72 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 Janiaw?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Janiaw; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Phlang Mawsyrpad
- ○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) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Janiaw known for?

The main crops are **potato, rice and tezpata**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Janiaw

Of every 100 households in Janiaw in 2011, 56 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.

■ Janiaw · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**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 ****100%**

**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 Janiaw?

■ Janiaw · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****100.0%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****846**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**979

Working population ****60.4%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 100.0% for women. 69% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 9 (31%) · **■** Marginal 20 (69%)

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

- Iapshynreh60 people
- Mawdiengkhied58 people
- Umphniang53 people
- Dewkber49 people
- Hapkata46 people
- Dombah44 people
- Umlynter Balat34 people
- Rangsohkham26 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Janiaw?793121
- How far is Janiaw from Shillong?72 km by road
- What is the population of Janiaw?48 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Janiaw in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Janiaw?100.0% (Census 2011)