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

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Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills 

# Kmawan

Kmawan is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793121**. The 2011 Census counted **794 people in 131 households**, the 14th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 794people (2011)
- 131households
- 76.5%literacy
- 793121PIN code

## Kmawan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793121
- Community development blockMawsynram
- Census village code278624

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

## How far is Kmawan from nearby towns?

- Mawsynram (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)57 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)57 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 Kmawan?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kmawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Kmawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and potato**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Kmawan

Of every 100 households in Kmawan in 2011, 70 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kmawan · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**70%

Tap water ****2%**

**47%

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

**7%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****36%**

**31%

Television ****28%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****53%**

**52%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Kmawan?

■ Kmawan · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1095**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1124**

**979

Working population ****29.3%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 73.7% for women. 42% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 168 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 14 (6%) · **■** Other work 38 (16%) · **■** Marginal 8 (3%)

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

- Dangar Dombah905 people
- Laitmawsiang852 people
- Mawhiang839 people
- Pyndensohsaw804 people
- Ryngku Bazar789 people
- Wahmawpat786 people
- Kenbah Malai779 people
- Weiloi753 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kmawan?793121
- How far is Kmawan from Shillong?57 km by road
- What is the population of Kmawan?794 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kmawan in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kmawan?76.5% (Census 2011)