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

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Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills 

# Mawspong

Mawspong is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793121**. The 2011 Census counted **82 people in 16 households**, the 140th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 82people (2011)
- 16households
- 78.7%literacy
- 793121PIN code

## Mawspong PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793121
- Community development blockMawsynram
- Census village code278621

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

## How far is Mawspong from nearby towns?

- Mawsynram (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)40 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)40 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 Mawspong?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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 bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Mawspong known for?

The main crops are **potato, ray leaves and rice**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawspong

Of every 100 households in Mawspong in 2011, 100 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawspong · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**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 ****47%**

**31%

Television ****21%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**52%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mawspong?

■ Mawspong · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****673**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****400**

**979

Working population ****31.7%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 77.8% for women. 39% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (4%) · **■** Other work 14 (54%) · **■** Marginal 6 (23%)

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

- Katrang87 people
- Nayapara85 people
- Nongdisiar84 people
- Rajagaon West83 people
- Sohklong82 people
- Dewsaw Nongthymmai80 people
- Domjri73 people
- Kyndong Wahrit73 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawspong?793121
- How far is Mawspong from Shillong?40 km by road
- What is the population of Mawspong?82 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawspong in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawspong?78.7% (Census 2011)