# Mowkaiaw Village, Laskein, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Laskein, Jaintia Hills 

# Mowkaiaw

Mowkaiaw is a village in Laskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793150**. The 2011 Census counted **2,842 people in 446 households**, the 4th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 2,842people (2011)
- 446households
- 84.7%literacy
- 793150PIN code

## Mowkaiaw PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mowkaiaw is 793150.** Mowkaiaw falls in Laskein sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793150
- Community development blockLaskein
- Census village code279233

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

## How far is Mowkaiaw from nearby towns?

- Laskein (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)40 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)40 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 Mowkaiaw?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Mowkaiaw; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 4 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 4 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, 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.

## Homes and amenities in Mowkaiaw

Of every 100 households in Mowkaiaw in 2011, 88 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mowkaiaw · ■ Laskein rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**48%

Tap water ****2%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****30%**

**26%

Television ****42%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****16%**

**48%

Own their home ****92%**

**94%

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 Mowkaiaw?

■ Mowkaiaw · ■ Laskein rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**57.4%

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

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1149**

**962

Working population ****32.1%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 88.6% for women. 45% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 159 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 545 (60%) · **■** Marginal 195 (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 Laskein

- Kyndongtuber4,874 people
- Barato4,027 people
- Thadmuthlong3,427 people
- Raliang2,811 people
- Shangpung Pohshnong2,803 people
- Mukhap2,746 people
- Sahsniang A2,549 people

[All 100 villages in Laskein](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/laskein/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mowkaiaw?793150
- How far is Mowkaiaw from Jowai?40 km by road
- What is the population of Mowkaiaw?2,842 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mowkaiaw in?Jaintia Hills district (Laskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mowkaiaw?84.7% (Census 2011)