Village · Mylliem, East Khasi Hills
# Mawpynthih

Mawpynthih is a village in Mylliem sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793009. The 2011 Census counted 2,518 people in 454 households, the 9th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.
- 2,518 people (2011)
- 454 households
- 75.9% literacy
- 793009 PIN code

## Mawpynthih PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Mawpynthih is 793009. Mawpynthih falls in Mylliem sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793009
- Community development block Mylliem
- Census village code 278344

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

## How far is Mawpynthih from nearby towns?
- Mylliem (sub-district HQ) 26 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ) 18 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town) 18 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Mawpynthih?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Mawpynthih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 govt · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 2 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service 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
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Shillong
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shillong
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mawlai
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 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 treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mawpynthih known for?

The main crops are potato, radish and cabbage.

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawpynthih

Of every 100 households in Mawpynthih in 2011, 63 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mawpynthih · ■ Mylliem rural average
- Electricity for lighting 63% 84%
- Toilet within the home 90% 77%
- No toilet (open defecation) 9% 20%
- Tap water 28% 63%
- Drinking water within premises 5% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 11%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 70%
- Use banking services 97% 59%
- Television 18% 44%
- Mobile phone 60% 53%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 9%
- None of these assets 27% 31%
- Own their home 98% 68%

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

## What is the population of Mawpynthih?

■ Mawpynthih · ■ Mylliem rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.9% 82.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1102 1025
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1114 959
- Working population 47.3% 40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 76.1% for women. 49% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1,056 (89%) · ■ Farm labourers 63 (5%) · ■ Other work 62 (5%) · ■ Marginal 9 (1%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Mylliem
- Lummawbah 3,621 people
- Mawtawar 2,922 people
- Laitkor Nongdaneng 2,841 people
- Mawkynroh Umshing 2,582 people
- Mawklot 1,821 people
- Laitkor Mawri 1,727 people
- Laitkor Rngi 1,602 people
- Nongumlong 1,554 people

All 97 villages in Mylliem

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Mawpynthih? 793009
- How far is Mawpynthih from Shillong? 18 km by road
- What is the population of Mawpynthih? 2,518 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawpynthih in? East Khasi Hills district (Mylliem sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawpynthih? 75.9% (Census 2011)

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