# Mawbang Village, Shella Bholaganj – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills 

# Mawbang

Mawbang is a village in Shella Bholaganj sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793112**. The 2011 Census counted **483 people in 99 households**, the 28th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 483people (2011)
- 99households
- 52.0%literacy
- 793112PIN code

## Mawbang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mawbang is 793112.** Mawbang falls in Shella Bholaganj sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793112
- Community development blockShella Bholaganj
- Census village code278893

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

## How far is Mawbang from nearby towns?

- Shella Bholaganj (sub-district HQ)48 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)101 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)101 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 Mawbang?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Mawbang; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sohra
- ○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 bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 16 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 Mawbang known for?

The main crops are **paddy and vegetable**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawbang

Of every 100 households in Mawbang in 2011, 57 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawbang · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**14%

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

**3%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****3%**

**30%

Television ****24%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**0%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****66%**

**59%

Own their home ****95%**

**81%

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 Mawbang?

■ Mawbang · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.0%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**953

Working population ****32.9%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.9% for men and 45.6% for women. 51% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 14 (9%) · **■** Marginal 139 (87%)

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 Shella Bholaganj

- Nongwar562 people
- Umwai546 people
- Suktia Inc. Diengsiar522 people
- Nongthynmmai502 people
- New Kamorah480 people
- Mawsmai475 people
- Laitkynsew474 people
- Thliewumtham470 people

[All 139 villages in Shella Bholaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/shella-bholaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawbang?793112
- How far is Mawbang from Shillong?101 km by road
- What is the population of Mawbang?483 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawbang in?East Khasi Hills district (Shella Bholaganj sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawbang?52.0% (Census 2011)