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

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Village · Pynursla, East Khasi Hills 

# Mawlam

Mawlam is a village in Pynursla sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793112**. The 2011 Census counted **557 people in 131 households**, the 39th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 23.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 557people (2011)
- 131households
- 23.0%literacy
- 793112PIN code

## Mawlam PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793112
- Community development blockPynursla
- Census village code278967

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

## How far is Mawlam from nearby towns?

- Pynursla (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)65 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)65 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 Mawlam?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pynursla
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / 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.

## What is Mawlam known for?

The main crops are **betel leaves, pine apple and banana**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawlam

Of every 100 households in Mawlam in 2011, 0 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mawlam · ■ Pynursla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**76%

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

**4%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**25%

Television ****9%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****68%**

**57%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mawlam?

■ Mawlam · ■ Pynursla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****23.0%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1109**

**1011

Working population ****49.0%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 22.4% for men and 23.6% for women. 47% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 271 (99%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%)

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

- Nongjri Bah596 people
- Umniuh-Tmar593 people
- Lyndem592 people
- Pongtung579 people
- Kongwang527 people
- Pyrdiwah516 people
- Nongthymmai514 people
- Mawlyndun498 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawlam?793112
- How far is Mawlam from Shillong?65 km by road
- What is the population of Mawlam?557 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawlam in?East Khasi Hills district (Pynursla sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawlam?23.0% (Census 2011)