# Mawkawir Village, Shella Bholaganj – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills 

# Mawkawir

Mawkawir is a village in Shella Bholaganj sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **127 people in 29 households**, the 85th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 127people (2011)
- 29households
- 95.1%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Mawkawir PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mawkawir is 793111.** Mawkawir falls in Shella Bholaganj sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockShella Bholaganj
- Census village code278793

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

## How far is Mawkawir from nearby towns?

- Shella Bholaganj (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)89 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)89 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 Mawkawir?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Mawkawir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sohra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Mawkawir known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and betel leaves**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawkawir

Of every 100 households in Mawkawir in 2011, 73 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawkawir · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**77%

Tap water ****100%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**14%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****0%**

**30%

Television ****0%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****90%**

**59%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Mawkawir?

■ Mawkawir · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.1%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**953

Working population ****29.9%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 98.1% for women. 50% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 9 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (32%) · **■** Other work 9 (24%) · **■** Marginal 8 (21%)

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

- Nongriat136 people
- Laitduh135 people
- Ri-ngur134 people
- Lummawshken130 people
- Umblai113 people
- Lailad111 people
- Lad Ryngud104 people
- Diengkain101 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 Mawkawir?793111
- How far is Mawkawir from Shillong?89 km by road
- What is the population of Mawkawir?127 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawkawir in?East Khasi Hills district (Shella Bholaganj sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawkawir?95.1% (Census 2011)