Village · Khliehriat, Jaintia Hills
# Mutong

Mutong is a village in Khliehriat sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793160. The 2011 Census counted 815 people in 126 households, the 33rd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%.
- 815 people (2011)
- 126 households
- 40.0% literacy
- 793160 PIN code

## Mutong PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Mutong is 793160. Mutong falls in Khliehriat sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793160
- Community development block Khliehriat
- Census village code 279416

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Mutong from nearby towns?
- Khliehriat (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ) 31 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town) 31 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Mutong?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Mutong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Khliehriat
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jowai
- ○ 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 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mutong known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and sweet potato.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Mutong

Of every 100 households in Mutong in 2011, 48 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Mutong · ■ Khliehriat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 48% 73%
- Toilet within the home 24% 45%
- No toilet (open defecation) 76% 51%
- Tap water 0% 30%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 11%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 80%
- Use banking services 38% 41%
- Television 26% 36%
- Mobile phone 53% 52%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 1% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 11% 13%
- None of these assets 39% 35%
- Own their home 100% 87%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mutong?

■ Mutong · ■ Khliehriat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 40.0% 58.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1173 1014
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1260 982
- Working population 40.0% 35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.4% for men and 40.4% for women. 42% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 268 (82%) · ■ Farm labourers 39 (12%) · ■ Other work 15 (5%) · ■ Marginal 4 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Khliehriat
- Hingaria 930 people
- Huroi 917 people
- Kuliang 843 people
- Moo Kympad 829 people
- Wah Sarang 713 people
- Lum Shken 707 people
- Dein Chynrum 705 people
- Chieh Ruphi 670 people

All 109 villages in Khliehriat

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Mutong? 793160
- How far is Mutong from Jowai? 31 km by road
- What is the population of Mutong? 815 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mutong in? Jaintia Hills district (Khliehriat sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mutong? 40.0% (Census 2011)

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