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

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Village · Pynursla, East Khasi Hills 

# Mawdang

Mawdang is a village in Pynursla sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793112**. The 2011 Census counted **782 people in 137 households**, the 27th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 782people (2011)
- 137households
- 85.2%literacy
- 793112PIN code

## Mawdang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793112
- Community development blockPynursla
- Census village code279004

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

## How far is Mawdang from nearby towns?

- Pynursla (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)74 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)74 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 Mawdang?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mawdang; 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pynursla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Mawdang known for?

The main crops are **orange, betel leaves and yam**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawdang

Of every 100 households in Mawdang in 2011, 75 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mawdang · ■ Pynursla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**78%

Tap water ****100%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****30%**

**25%

Television ****25%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**57%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Mawdang?

■ Mawdang · ■ Pynursla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1284**

**1011

Working population ****48.5%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 82.4% for women. 51% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 173 (46%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 103 (27%) · **■** Marginal 89 (23%)

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

- Umsyiem833 people
- Wahlyngkhat813 people
- Urksew Wahpathaw805 people
- Umniuh Iarbniaw795 people
- Myllat775 people
- Shilliang Jashar697 people
- Nongjri War680 people
- Umniuh-Nongrim650 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawdang?793112
- How far is Mawdang from Shillong?74 km by road
- What is the population of Mawdang?782 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawdang in?East Khasi Hills district (Pynursla sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawdang?85.2% (Census 2011)