Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills # Wahrisain Wahrisain is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793121. The 2011 Census counted 106 people in 22 households, the 127th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%. - 106 people (2011) - 22 households - 63.1% literacy - 793121 PIN code ## Wahrisain PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Wahrisain is 793121. Wahrisain falls in Mawsynram sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793121 - Community development block Mawsynram - Census village code 278610 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Wahrisain from nearby towns? - Mawsynram (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Shillong (district HQ) 50 km by road - Shillong (nearest town) 50 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Wahrisain? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Wahrisain; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Mawsynram - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shillong - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shillong - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 21 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Wahrisain known for? The main crops are radish, maize and potato. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Wahrisain Of every 100 households in Wahrisain in 2011, 96 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Wahrisain · ■ Mawsynram rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 74% - Toilet within the home 100% 28% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 70% - Tap water 100% 47% - Drinking water within premises 100% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 32% 31% - Television 4% 25% - Mobile phone 86% 24% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 14% 52% - Own their home 100% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Wahrisain? ■ Wahrisain · ■ Mawsynram rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 63.1% 74.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 828 993 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 692 979 - Working population 48.1% 40.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.8% for men and 69.2% for women. 52% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 27 (53%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (2%) · ■ Other work 5 (10%) · ■ Marginal 18 (35%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mawsynram - Rangweng 117 people - Umniang 117 people - Umpyrdong 112 people - Mawksing 110 people - Umlew Nayapara 105 people - Kharprah 104 people - Khliehriat 104 people - Ryngku Mukh 104 people All 166 villages in Mawsynram ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Wahrisain? 793121 - How far is Wahrisain from Shillong? 50 km by road - What is the population of Wahrisain? 106 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wahrisain in? East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Wahrisain? 63.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawsynram/wahrisain/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.