Village · Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills # Mawphir Mawphir is a village in Shella Bholaganj sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793111. The 2011 Census counted 270 people in 52 households, the 50th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%. - 270 people (2011) - 52 households - 75.7% literacy - 793111 PIN code ## Mawphir PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Mawphir is 793111. Mawphir falls in Shella Bholaganj sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793111 - Community development block Shella Bholaganj - Census village code 278769 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mawphir from nearby towns? - Shella Bholaganj (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Shillong (district HQ) 77 km by road - Shillong (nearest town) 77 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mawphir? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Mawphir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ 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 untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mawphir known for? The main crops are tezpata, ginger and broom stick. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mawphir Of every 100 households in Mawphir in 2011, 63 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mawphir · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 63% 64% - Toilet within the home 0% 21% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 77% - Tap water 100% 47% - Drinking water within premises 0% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 89% - Use banking services 2% 30% - Television 10% 23% - Mobile phone 29% 24% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 0% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 53% 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 Mawphir? ■ Mawphir · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.7% 71.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1288 956 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1261 953 - Working population 47.0% 36.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.4% for men and 82.1% for women. 49% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 114 (90%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 11 (9%) · ■ 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 - Byrong 299 people - Nongpriang 299 people - Khahkangi 284 people - Mawblang 282 people - Mawkliaw 269 people - Sohkhmie 267 people - Umdohmawpud 266 people - Mawlatang 265 people All 139 villages in Shella Bholaganj ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mawphir? 793111 - How far is Mawphir from Shillong? 77 km by road - What is the population of Mawphir? 270 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mawphir in? East Khasi Hills district (Shella Bholaganj sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Mawphir? 75.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/shella-bholaganj/mawphir/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.