# Mawkriah West Village, Mylliem, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mylliem, East Khasi Hills 

# Mawkriah West

Mawkriah West is a village in Mylliem sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793009**. The 2011 Census counted **616 people in 134 households**, the 45th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 616people (2011)
- 134households
- 96.5%literacy
- 793009PIN code

## Mawkriah West PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mawkriah West is 793009.** Mawkriah West falls in Mylliem sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793009
- Community development blockMylliem
- Census village code278317

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

## How far is Mawkriah West from nearby towns?

- Mylliem (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)17 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)17 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 Mawkriah West?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Mawkriah West; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pomlum
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mawlai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Mawkriah West known for?

The main crops are **cabbage, cauliflower and beans**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawkriah West

Of every 100 households in Mawkriah West in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Mawkriah West · ■ Mylliem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**84%

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

**77%

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

**20%

Tap water ****100%**

**63%

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

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**70%

Use banking services ****98%**

**59%

Television ****44%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**9%

None of these assets ****44%**

**31%

Own their home ****77%**

**68%

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 Mawkriah West?

■ Mawkriah West · ■ Mylliem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.5%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****717**

**959

Working population ****49.4%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.3% for men and 95.7% for women. 56% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 172 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (9%) · **■** Other work 34 (11%) · **■** Marginal 70 (23%)

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 Mylliem

- Mawkriah East666 people
- Marbaniang Umseiniong660 people
- Umsaw Mawjynrong629 people
- Lyngkein618 people
- Nongrimsadew609 people
- Syllai-U-Lor589 people
- Mawiong584 people
- Mawkasiang528 people

[All 97 villages in Mylliem](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mylliem/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawkriah West?793009
- How far is Mawkriah West from Shillong?17 km by road
- What is the population of Mawkriah West?616 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawkriah West in?East Khasi Hills district (Mylliem sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawkriah West?96.5% (Census 2011)
