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

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Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills 

# Kenshluid

Kenshluid is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793121**. The 2011 Census counted **225 people in 42 households**, the 90th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 225people (2011)
- 42households
- 69.0%literacy
- 793121PIN code

## Kenshluid PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793121
- Community development blockMawsynram
- Census village code278634

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

## How far is Kenshluid from nearby towns?

- Mawsynram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)75 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)75 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 Kenshluid?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Kenshluid known for?

The main crops are **arecanut, betel leaves and black pepper**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Kenshluid

Of every 100 households in Kenshluid in 2011, 49 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kenshluid · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**70%

Tap water ****100%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****10%**

**31%

Television ****0%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****83%**

**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 Kenshluid?

■ Kenshluid · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****800**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795**

**979

Working population ****39.6%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.4% for men and 71.0% for women. 38% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 47 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 8 (9%) · **■** Marginal 30 (34%)

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

- Mawlyngkut240 people
- Domsohpian232 people
- Hurupakni231 people
- Purno Nagar227 people
- Umsawrang221 people
- Laitsohum216 people
- Jyllep212 people
- Lawkhla Mawlong206 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kenshluid?793121
- How far is Kenshluid from Shillong?75 km by road
- What is the population of Kenshluid?225 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kenshluid in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kenshluid?69.0% (Census 2011)