# Mawsawa Village, Mylliem, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mylliem, East Khasi Hills 

# Mawsawa

Mawsawa is a village in Mylliem sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793009**. The 2011 Census counted **273 people in 67 households**, the 78th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 273people (2011)
- 67households
- 84.4%literacy
- 793009PIN code

## Mawsawa PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793009
- Community development blockMylliem
- Census village code278349

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

## How far is Mawsawa from nearby towns?

- Mylliem (sub-district HQ)10 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Mawsawa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Mawsawa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 and untreated 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 Mawsawa known for?

The main crops are **potato, paddy and radish**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawsawa

Of every 100 households in Mawsawa in 2011, 86 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mawsawa · ■ Mylliem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**77%

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

**20%

Tap water ****97%**

**63%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**70%

Use banking services ****100%**

**59%

Television ****9%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**9%

None of these assets ****53%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mawsawa?

■ Mawsawa · ■ Mylliem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1256**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087**

**959

Working population ****48.4%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 81.9% for women. 60% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 25 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (59%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%) · **■** Marginal 24 (18%)

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

- Pdengshnong Pomlakrai308 people
- Lumdewsaw293 people
- Madan Mawkhar291 people
- Myrkhan276 people
- Mawdun267 people
- Mawlmeng260 people
- Demthring258 people
- Pombot224 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawsawa?793009
- How far is Mawsawa from Shillong?18 km by road
- What is the population of Mawsawa?273 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawsawa in?East Khasi Hills district (Mylliem sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawsawa?84.4% (Census 2011)