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

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Village · Pynursla, East Khasi Hills 

# Mawkhap

Mawkhap is a village in Pynursla sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793110**. The 2011 Census counted **840 people in 157 households**, the 21st largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 840people (2011)
- 157households
- 78.0%literacy
- 793110PIN code

## Mawkhap PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793110
- Community development blockPynursla
- Census village code278908

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

## How far is Mawkhap from nearby towns?

- Pynursla (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)36 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)36 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 Mawkhap?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mawkhap; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Laitlyngkot
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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 wateruntreated 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 Mawkhap known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawkhap

Of every 100 households in Mawkhap in 2011, 86 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawkhap · ■ Pynursla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**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 ****0%**

**25%

Television ****9%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**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 Mawkhap?

■ Mawkhap · ■ Pynursla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**78.7%

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

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021**

**1011

Working population ****49.3%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 82.4% for women. 51% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 406 (98%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%)

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

- Mawpran Nonglyndiang916 people
- Siatbakon916 people
- Madanshatsngi887 people
- Wahkdait879 people
- Pyrnai834 people
- Umsyiem833 people
- Wahlyngkhat813 people
- Urksew Wahpathaw805 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawkhap?793110
- How far is Mawkhap from Shillong?36 km by road
- What is the population of Mawkhap?840 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawkhap in?East Khasi Hills district (Pynursla sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawkhap?78.0% (Census 2011)