# Dewsaw Pathaw Village, Pynursla, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Pynursla, East Khasi Hills 

# Dewsaw Pathaw

Dewsaw Pathaw is a village in Pynursla sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793112**. The 2011 Census counted **284 people in 60 households**, the 70th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 284people (2011)
- 60households
- 93.9%literacy
- 793112PIN code

## Dewsaw Pathaw PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dewsaw Pathaw is 793112.** Dewsaw Pathaw falls in Pynursla sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793112
- Community development blockPynursla
- Census village code278946

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

## How far is Dewsaw Pathaw from nearby towns?

- Pynursla (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)49 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)49 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 Dewsaw Pathaw?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dewsaw Pathaw; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pynursla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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.

## Homes and amenities in Dewsaw Pathaw

Of every 100 households in Dewsaw Pathaw in 2011, 90 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dewsaw Pathaw · ■ Pynursla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**78%

Tap water ****90%**

**76%

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

**4%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****65%**

**25%

Television ****29%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**57%

Own their home ****64%**

**91%

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 Dewsaw Pathaw?

■ Dewsaw Pathaw · ■ Pynursla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.9%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**1011

Working population ****32.4%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.4% for men and 94.3% for women. 41% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 77 (84%) · **■** Marginal 11 (12%)

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 Pynursla

- Massar323 people
- Wah Umrem296 people
- Mawkajem292 people
- Ryngkew292 people
- Pashum273 people
- Rimassar265 people
- Nongjri261 people
- Lympungshyrngan252 people

[All 156 villages in Pynursla](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/pynursla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dewsaw Pathaw?793112
- How far is Dewsaw Pathaw from Shillong?49 km by road
- What is the population of Dewsaw Pathaw?284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewsaw Pathaw in?East Khasi Hills district (Pynursla sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dewsaw Pathaw?93.9% (Census 2011)