Village · Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills # Khahmalai Khahmalai is a village in Shella Bholaganj sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793112. The 2011 Census counted 258 people in 49 households, the 58th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 22.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%. - 258 people (2011) - 49 households - 22.9% literacy - 793112 PIN code ## Khahmalai PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Khahmalai is 793112. Khahmalai falls in Shella Bholaganj sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793112 - Community development block Shella Bholaganj - Census village code 278875 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Khahmalai from nearby towns? - Shella Bholaganj (sub-district HQ) 43 km by road - Shillong (district HQ) 91 km by road - Shillong (nearest town) 91 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Khahmalai? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Khahmalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Jatap - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sohra - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shillong - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shillong - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## Homes and amenities in Khahmalai Of every 100 households in Khahmalai in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Khahmalai · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 64% - Toilet within the home 0% 21% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 77% - Tap water 0% 47% - Drinking water within premises 0% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 89% - Use banking services 0% 30% - Television 2% 23% - Mobile phone 2% 24% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 0% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 88% 59% - Own their home 100% 81% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Khahmalai? ■ Khahmalai · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 22.9% 71.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 792 956 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 571 953 - Working population 51.6% 36.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 36.2% for men and 7.1% for women. 49% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 2 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 89 (67%) · ■ Other work 41 (31%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shella Bholaganj - Mawlatang 265 people - Chaklabasti 262 people - Saikarap 262 people - Wahkhim 259 people - Mawryngkhong 255 people - Wah-U-Tim 236 people - Tyllap 230 people - Lummuri 219 people All 139 villages in Shella Bholaganj ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Khahmalai? 793112 - How far is Khahmalai from Shillong? 91 km by road - What is the population of Khahmalai? 258 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khahmalai in? East Khasi Hills district (Shella Bholaganj sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Khahmalai? 22.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/shella-bholaganj/khahmalai/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.