# Mawsmai Village, Shella Bholaganj – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills 

# Mawsmai

Mawsmai is a village in Shella Bholaganj sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793108**. The 2011 Census counted **475 people in 98 households**, the 30th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 475people (2011)
- 98households
- 89.7%literacy
- 793108PIN code

## Mawsmai PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793108
- Community development blockShella Bholaganj
- Census village code278812

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

## How far is Mawsmai from nearby towns?

- Shella Bholaganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)58 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)58 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 Mawsmai?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Mawsmai; 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Upper Cherra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Mawsmai known for?

The main crops are **lime**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawsmai

Of every 100 households in Mawsmai in 2011, 90 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Mawsmai · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**77%

Tap water ****57%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**89%

Use banking services ****35%**

**30%

Television ****22%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****55%**

**59%

Own their home ****73%**

**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 Mawsmai?

■ Mawsmai · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.7%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1361**

**953

Working population ****30.9%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 89.3% for women. 55% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 128 (87%) · **■** Marginal 16 (11%)

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

- Suktia Inc. Diengsiar522 people
- Nongthynmmai502 people
- Mawbang483 people
- New Kamorah480 people
- Laitkynsew474 people
- Thliewumtham470 people
- Khahsyndha465 people
- Mustoh451 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 Mawsmai?793108
- How far is Mawsmai from Shillong?58 km by road
- What is the population of Mawsmai?475 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawsmai in?East Khasi Hills district (Shella Bholaganj sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawsmai?89.7% (Census 2011)
