Village · Mylliem, East Khasi Hills
# Mawmih

Mawmih is a village in Mylliem sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793009. The 2011 Census counted 337 people in 59 households, the 68th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.
- 337 people (2011)
- 59 households
- 85.7% literacy
- 793009 PIN code

## Mawmih PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Mawmih is 793009. Mawmih falls in Mylliem sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793009
- Community development block Mylliem
- Census village code 278274

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Mawmih from nearby towns?
- Mylliem (sub-district HQ) 47 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ) 39 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town) 39 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Mawmih?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Mawmih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Kreit
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Umbir
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Umbir
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shillong
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 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
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mawmih known for?

The main crops are carrot, tomato and beans.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Mawmih

Of every 100 households in Mawmih in 2011, 49 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawmih · ■ Mylliem rural average
- Electricity for lighting 49% 84%
- Toilet within the home 12% 77%
- No toilet (open defecation) 88% 20%
- Tap water 0% 63%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 11%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 70%
- Use banking services 62% 59%
- Television 16% 44%
- Mobile phone 20% 53%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 9%
- None of these assets 70% 31%
- Own their home 82% 68%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mawmih?

■ Mawmih · ■ Mylliem rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 85.7% 82.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1006 1025
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1167 959
- Working population 46.0% 40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 88.8% for women. 45% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 133 (86%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 19 (12%) · ■ Marginal 2 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Mylliem
- Kynton Mynnar 378 people
- Mawnarian 375 people
- Mawtharia 372 people
- Mawlaingut 339 people
- Umphrew 337 people
- Nongmadan 327 people
- Mawsing 323 people
- Mawblah 320 people

All 97 villages in Mylliem

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Mawmih? 793009
- How far is Mawmih from Shillong? 39 km by road
- What is the population of Mawmih? 337 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawmih in? East Khasi Hills district (Mylliem sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawmih? 85.7% (Census 2011)

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