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

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Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills 

# Wahmawpat

Wahmawpat is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793121**. The 2011 Census counted **786 people in 160 households**, the 16th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 786people (2011)
- 160households
- 77.6%literacy
- 793121PIN code

## Wahmawpat PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793121
- Community development blockMawsynram
- Census village code278627

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

## How far is Wahmawpat from nearby towns?

- Mawsynram (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)51 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)51 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 Wahmawpat?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Wahmawpat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Wahmawpat known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Wahmawpat

Of every 100 households in Wahmawpat in 2011, 72 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wahmawpat · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**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 ****0%**

**31%

Television ****6%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****62%**

**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 Wahmawpat?

■ Wahmawpat · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**979

Working population ****37.7%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 73.0% for women. 41% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 268 (91%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 11 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Mawhiang839 people
- Pyndensohsaw804 people
- Kmawan794 people
- Ryngku Bazar789 people
- Kenbah Malai779 people
- Weiloi753 people
- Mawsynram Dongneng748 people
- Kenbah Syntein705 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Wahmawpat?793121
- How far is Wahmawpat from Shillong?51 km by road
- What is the population of Wahmawpat?786 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wahmawpat in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Wahmawpat?77.6% (Census 2011)