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

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Village · Pynursla, East Khasi Hills 

# Mawlyndun

Mawlyndun is a village in Pynursla sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793112**. The 2011 Census counted **498 people in 109 households**, the 43rd largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 498people (2011)
- 109households
- 85.9%literacy
- 793112PIN code

## Mawlyndun PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793112
- Community development blockPynursla
- Census village code278972

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

## How far is Mawlyndun from nearby towns?

- Pynursla (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)57 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)57 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 Mawlyndun?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Mawlyndun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●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 school5–10 km · Pynursla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Mawlyndun known for?

The main crops are **sweet potato and yam**. 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 Mawlyndun

Of every 100 households in Mawlyndun in 2011, 49 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawlyndun · ■ Pynursla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**78%

Tap water ****67%**

**76%

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

**4%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****41%**

**25%

Television ****7%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****73%**

**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 Mawlyndun?

■ Mawlyndun · ■ Pynursla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1066**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****731**

**1011

Working population ****39.6%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 83.7% for women. 48% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 85 (43%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (10%) · **■** Marginal 92 (47%)

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

- Mawlam557 people
- Kongwang527 people
- Pyrdiwah516 people
- Nongthymmai514 people
- Mawbeh489 people
- Mawriang482 people
- Lyting Lyngdoh477 people
- Mawryngkang477 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawlyndun?793112
- How far is Mawlyndun from Shillong?57 km by road
- What is the population of Mawlyndun?498 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawlyndun in?East Khasi Hills district (Pynursla sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawlyndun?85.9% (Census 2011)
