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

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Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills 

# Mawkhan

Mawkhan is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793121**. The 2011 Census counted **464 people in 81 households**, the 39th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 464people (2011)
- 81households
- 95.5%literacy
- 793121PIN code

## Mawkhan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793121
- Community development blockMawsynram
- Census village code278685

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

## How far is Mawkhan from nearby towns?

- Mawsynram (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)84 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)84 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 Mawkhan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Mawkhan; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lawbah
- ○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)24 h summer · 24 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.

## Homes and amenities in Mawkhan

Of every 100 households in Mawkhan in 2011, 86 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mawkhan · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**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 ****8%**

**31%

Television ****14%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

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

**52%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Mawkhan?

■ Mawkhan · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.5%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**979

Working population ****56.7%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.1% for men and 94.9% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 103 (39%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 154 (59%)

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

- Pyndenborsora511 people
- Nongmadan505 people
- Pataghat501 people
- Mawsynram Dongshilliang496 people
- Umlangmar459 people
- Mawlum Tyrsad443 people
- Mawryngkang438 people
- Delsora431 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawkhan?793121
- How far is Mawkhan from Shillong?84 km by road
- What is the population of Mawkhan?464 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawkhan in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawkhan?95.5% (Census 2011)