# Kenbah Malai Village, Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills 

# Kenbah Malai

Kenbah Malai is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793121**. The 2011 Census counted **779 people in 138 households**, the 17th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 779people (2011)
- 138households
- 67.0%literacy
- 793121PIN code

## Kenbah Malai PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793121
- Community development blockMawsynram
- Census village code278664

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

## How far is Kenbah Malai from nearby towns?

- Mawsynram (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)74 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)74 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 Kenbah Malai?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kenbah Malai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather 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
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Kenbah Malai known for?

The main crops are **broom stick, arecanut and tezpata**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Kenbah Malai

Of every 100 households in Kenbah Malai in 2011, 63 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kenbah Malai · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**70%

Tap water ****90%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****25%**

**31%

Television ****25%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**52%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kenbah Malai?

■ Kenbah Malai · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760**

**979

Working population ****33.1%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.9% for men and 68.1% for women. 48% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 183 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (10%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (6%) · **■** Marginal 32 (12%)

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

- Pyndensohsaw804 people
- Kmawan794 people
- Ryngku Bazar789 people
- Wahmawpat786 people
- Weiloi753 people
- Mawsynram Dongneng748 people
- Kenbah Syntein705 people
- Mawkasain698 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kenbah Malai?793121
- How far is Kenbah Malai from Shillong?74 km by road
- What is the population of Kenbah Malai?779 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kenbah Malai in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kenbah Malai?67.0% (Census 2011)
