Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills
# Mawdon

Mawdon is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793113. The 2011 Census counted 294 people in 48 households, the 69th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.
- 294 people (2011)
- 48 households
- 94.7% literacy
- 793113 PIN code

## Mawdon PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Mawdon is 793113. Mawdon falls in Mawsynram sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793113
- Community development block Mawsynram
- Census village code 278686

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Mawdon from nearby towns?
- Mawsynram (sub-district HQ) 27 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ) 87 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town) 87 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Mawdon?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Mawdon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Lawbah
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shillong
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shillong
- ○ Primary health centre 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 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- 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.

## Homes and amenities in Mawdon

Of every 100 households in Mawdon in 2011, 91 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawdon · ■ Mawsynram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 91% 74%
- Toilet within the home 6% 28%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 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 17% 31%
- Television 35% 25%
- Mobile phone 2% 24%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 59% 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 Mawdon?

■ Mawdon · ■ Mawsynram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 94.7% 74.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1194 993
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1238 979
- Working population 52.0% 40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 97.0% for women. 57% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 38 (25%) · ■ Other work 3 (2%) · ■ Marginal 112 (73%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Mawsynram
- Kosudup 307 people
- Mawliehpoh 307 people
- Kamarphil 302 people
- Betgora A 299 people
- Ingkyrsa 293 people
- Laitumsaw 293 people
- Nongkriah 293 people
- Weisohpieng 291 people

All 166 villages in Mawsynram

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Mawdon? 793113
- How far is Mawdon from Shillong? 87 km by road
- What is the population of Mawdon? 294 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawdon in? East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawdon? 94.7% (Census 2011)

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