# Mawshamok Village, Shella Bholaganj – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills 

# Mawshamok

Mawshamok is a village in Shella Bholaganj sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793108**. The 2011 Census counted **183 people in 38 households**, the 68th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 183people (2011)
- 38households
- 97.5%literacy
- 793108PIN code

## Mawshamok PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mawshamok is 793108.** Mawshamok falls in Shella Bholaganj sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793108
- Community development blockShella Bholaganj
- Census village code278807

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

## How far is Mawshamok from nearby towns?

- Shella Bholaganj (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)67 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)67 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 Mawshamok?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Mawshamok; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn 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)24 h summer · 18 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 Mawshamok known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and black pepper**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawshamok

Of every 100 households in Mawshamok in 2011, 85 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawshamok · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**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 ****38%**

**30%

Television ****31%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**0%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****64%**

**59%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Mawshamok?

■ Mawshamok · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.5%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1103**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1600**

**953

Working population ****41.5%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.7% for men and 96.2% for women. 53% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (30%) · **■** Other work 34 (45%) · **■** Marginal 2 (3%)

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

- Wahkaliar197 people
- Kunongrim189 people
- Nongla188 people
- Jatap183 people
- Shnongkawar180 people
- Wahkrem177 people
- Tyrngei171 people
- Kurikhal158 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 Mawshamok?793108
- How far is Mawshamok from Shillong?67 km by road
- What is the population of Mawshamok?183 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawshamok in?East Khasi Hills district (Shella Bholaganj sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawshamok?97.5% (Census 2011)