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

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Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills 

# Weisohpieng

Weisohpieng is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793113**. The 2011 Census counted **291 people in 50 households**, the 73rd largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 291people (2011)
- 50households
- 43.0%literacy
- 793113PIN code

## Weisohpieng PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Weisohpieng is 793113.** Weisohpieng falls in Mawsynram sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793113
- Community development blockMawsynram
- Census village code278670

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

## How far is Weisohpieng from nearby towns?

- Mawsynram (sub-district HQ)56 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)121 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)121 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 Weisohpieng?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Weisohpieng; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lawbah
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)15 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.

## Homes and amenities in Weisohpieng

Of every 100 households in Weisohpieng in 2011, 4 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Weisohpieng · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**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 ****4%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****84%**

**52%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Weisohpieng?

■ Weisohpieng · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.0%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**979

Working population ****41.6%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.1% for men and 36.4% for women. 41% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 28 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (19%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%) · **■** Marginal 65 (54%)

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

- Mawdon294 people
- Ingkyrsa293 people
- Laitumsaw293 people
- Nongkriah293 people
- Joiram284 people
- Dholai Bhowal276 people
- Dangar Dop272 people
- Nongrim Warding269 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Weisohpieng?793113
- How far is Weisohpieng from Shillong?121 km by road
- What is the population of Weisohpieng?291 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Weisohpieng in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Weisohpieng?43.0% (Census 2011)