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

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Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills 

# Mawsadang

Mawsadang is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793121**. The 2011 Census counted **519 people in 94 households**, the 32nd largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 519people (2011)
- 94households
- 94.7%literacy
- 793121PIN code

## Mawsadang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793121
- Community development blockMawsynram
- Census village code278598

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

## How far is Mawsadang from nearby towns?

- Mawsynram (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)48 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)48 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 Mawsadang?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn 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 bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Mawsadang known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawsadang

Of every 100 households in Mawsadang in 2011, 99 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawsadang · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**70%

Tap water ****100%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****96%**

**31%

Television ****2%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****76%**

**52%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Mawsadang?

■ Mawsadang · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.7%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****840**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**979

Working population ****46.1%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.3% for men and 95.3% for women. 48% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 230 (96%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (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

- Chirakatta570 people
- Nongdommawria538 people
- Boro Ryngku529 people
- Mawlynnu525 people
- Kyrphei516 people
- Mawteibah512 people
- Pyndenborsora511 people
- Nongmadan505 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawsadang?793121
- How far is Mawsadang from Shillong?48 km by road
- What is the population of Mawsadang?519 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawsadang in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawsadang?94.7% (Census 2011)