Village · Saipung, Jaintia Hills # Mookhain Mookhain is a village in Saipung sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793200. The 2011 Census counted 436 people in 70 households, the 30th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%. - 436 people (2011) - 70 households - 32.9% literacy - 793200 PIN code ## Mookhain PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Mookhain is 793200. Mookhain falls in Saipung sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793200 - Community development block Saipung - Census village code 279516 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mookhain from nearby towns? - Saipung (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road - Jowai (district HQ) 80 km by road - Jowai (nearest town) 80 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mookhain? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Mookhain; 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 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market 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 · Jowai - ○ 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 - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water tanks / ponds - 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. ## Homes and amenities in Mookhain Of every 100 households in Mookhain in 2011, 93 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Mookhain · ■ Saipung rural average - Electricity for lighting 93% 61% - Toilet within the home 4% 38% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 57% - Tap water 0% 16% - Drinking water within premises 0% 2% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 20% 28% - Television 22% 19% - Mobile phone 14% 42% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 2% - Car / jeep / van 8% 8% - None of these assets 45% 40% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Mookhain? ■ Mookhain · ■ Saipung rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 32.9% 57.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 991 994 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 987 - Working population 38.5% 40.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 32.1% for men and 33.8% for women. 43% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 140 (83%) · ■ Farm labourers 9 (5%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 17 (10%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Saipung - Lakasein 491 people - Mooknor 478 people - Kremmyrsiang 458 people - Lumkseh 450 people - Lura 431 people - Saibual 422 people - Tangnub 410 people - Moolasngi New 385 people All 97 villages in Saipung ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mookhain? 793200 - How far is Mookhain from Jowai? 80 km by road - What is the population of Mookhain? 436 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mookhain in? Jaintia Hills district (Saipung sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Mookhain? 32.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/saipung/mookhain/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.