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

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Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills 

# Pomsanngut

Pomsanngut is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793121**. The 2011 Census counted **198 people in 39 households**, the 97th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 198people (2011)
- 39households
- 77.7%literacy
- 793121PIN code

## Pomsanngut PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793121
- Community development blockMawsynram
- Census village code278603

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

## How far is Pomsanngut from nearby towns?

- Mawsynram (sub-district HQ)17 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 Pomsanngut?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pomsanngut; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn 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) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 19 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 Pomsanngut 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 Pomsanngut

Of every 100 households in Pomsanngut in 2011, 97 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pomsanngut · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**47%

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

**7%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****77%**

**31%

Television ****3%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****81%**

**52%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Pomsanngut?

■ Pomsanngut · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**979

Working population ****48.5%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 81.7% for women. 47% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 19 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (11%) · **■** Other work 8 (8%) · **■** Marginal 58 (60%)

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

- Jyllep212 people
- Lawkhla Mawlong206 people
- Mawsawa206 people
- Terajamra203 people
- Pathari197 people
- Synnei Nongrim195 people
- Mawsawrit193 people
- Photstein Dongneng191 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pomsanngut?793121
- How far is Pomsanngut from Shillong?40 km by road
- What is the population of Pomsanngut?198 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pomsanngut in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Pomsanngut?77.7% (Census 2011)