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

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Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills 

# Pomblang

Pomblang is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793121**. The 2011 Census counted **403 people in 79 households**, the 47th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 403people (2011)
- 79households
- 98.2%literacy
- 793121PIN code

## Pomblang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793121
- Community development blockMawsynram
- Census village code278713

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

## How far is Pomblang from nearby towns?

- Mawsynram (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)95 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)95 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 Pomblang?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawsynram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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, untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 18 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 Pomblang known for?

The main crops are **banana, oranges and papaya**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Pomblang

Of every 100 households in Pomblang in 2011, 64 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pomblang · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**70%

Tap water ****99%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****27%**

**31%

Television ****20%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****45%**

**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 Pomblang?

■ Pomblang · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****98.2%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1294**

**979

Working population ****32.0%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.4% for men and 100.0% for women. 49% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 31 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 75 (58%) · **■** Marginal 22 (17%)

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

- Delsora431 people
- Lalpani431 people
- Kynrang414 people
- Mawkaphan407 people
- Lumdiengngan400 people
- Mawtangor385 people
- Mawrapat381 people
- Phlangmawsyrpad371 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pomblang?793121
- How far is Pomblang from Shillong?95 km by road
- What is the population of Pomblang?403 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pomblang in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Pomblang?98.2% (Census 2011)