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

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Village · Mylliem, East Khasi Hills 

# Mawtawar

Mawtawar is a village in Mylliem sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793022**. The 2011 Census counted **2,922 people in 511 households**, the 6th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 2,922people (2011)
- 511households
- 91.1%literacy
- 793022PIN code

## Mawtawar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mawtawar is 793022.** Mawtawar falls in Mylliem sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793022
- Community development blockMylliem
- Census village code278270

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

## How far is Mawtawar from nearby towns?

- Mylliem (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)8 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)8 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 Mawtawar?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mawlai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Mawtawar known for?

The main crops are **ginger, maize and tomato**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawtawar

Of every 100 households in Mawtawar in 2011, 93 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Mawtawar · ■ Mylliem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**20%

Tap water ****59%**

**63%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**12%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**70%

Use banking services ****58%**

**59%

Television ****55%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**9%

None of these assets ****28%**

**31%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 Mawtawar?

■ Mawtawar · ■ Mylliem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.1%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**959

Working population ****33.7%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 90.8% for women. 45% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 109 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (3%) · **■** Household industry 36 (4%) · **■** Other work 524 (53%) · **■** Marginal 281 (29%)

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

- Lapalang4,292 people
- Laitkor Lumheh4,146 people
- Mawnianglah3,929 people
- Lummawbah3,621 people
- Laitkor Nongdaneng2,841 people
- Mawkynroh Umshing2,582 people
- Mawpynthih2,518 people
- Mawklot1,821 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawtawar?793022
- How far is Mawtawar from Shillong?8 km by road
- What is the population of Mawtawar?2,922 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawtawar in?East Khasi Hills district (Mylliem sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawtawar?91.1% (Census 2011)
