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

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Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills 

# Mawksing

Mawksing is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793121**. The 2011 Census counted **110 people in 22 households**, the 126th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 110people (2011)
- 22households
- 77.3%literacy
- 793121PIN code

## Mawksing PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793121
- Community development blockMawsynram
- Census village code278632

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

## How far is Mawksing from nearby towns?

- Mawsynram (sub-district HQ)0 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)60 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)60 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 Mawksing?

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

### In the village

- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dong Shilliang
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mawsynram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Mawksing

Of every 100 households in Mawksing in 2011, 91 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawksing · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**70%

Tap water ****91%**

**47%

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

**7%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**98%

Use banking services ****56%**

**31%

Television ****61%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**52%

Own their home ****61%**

**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 Mawksing?

■ Mawksing · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1115**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**979

Working population ****30.9%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 76.1% for women. 48% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Other work 34 (100%)

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

- Sanditola118 people
- Rangweng117 people
- Umniang117 people
- Umpyrdong112 people
- Wahrisain106 people
- Umlew Nayapara105 people
- Kharprah104 people
- Khliehriat104 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawksing?793121
- How far is Mawksing from Shillong?60 km by road
- What is the population of Mawksing?110 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawksing in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawksing?77.3% (Census 2011)