# Mawah Village, Pynursla, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Pynursla, East Khasi Hills 

# Mawah

Mawah is a village in Pynursla sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793110**. The 2011 Census counted **193 people in 41 households**, the 87th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 193people (2011)
- 41households
- 78.7%literacy
- 793110PIN code

## Mawah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mawah is 793110.** Mawah falls in Pynursla sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793110
- Community development blockPynursla
- Census village code278911

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

## How far is Mawah from nearby towns?

- Pynursla (sub-district HQ)26 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Mawah?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Mawah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Laitlyngkot
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Mawah known for?

The main crops are **yam and sweet potato**. Products made here include basket. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawah

Of every 100 households in Mawah in 2011, 53 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawah · ■ Pynursla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**78%

Tap water ****100%**

**76%

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

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****32%**

**25%

Television ****8%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****71%**

**57%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mawah?

■ Mawah · ■ Pynursla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1144**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1263**

**1011

Working population ****45.1%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 82.3% for women. 49% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 4 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 82 (94%)

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

- Weikian218 people
- Nongblai217 people
- Lait Mynrieng207 people
- Nongkyndah197 people
- Lyting Lalbri192 people
- Tishang180 people
- Thang-Juban175 people
- Dymmiew167 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawah?793110
- How far is Mawah from Shillong?39 km by road
- What is the population of Mawah?193 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawah in?East Khasi Hills district (Pynursla sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawah?78.7% (Census 2011)