# Mookaswan Village, Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills 

# Mookaswan

Mookaswan is a village in Thadlaskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793151**. The 2011 Census counted **752 people in 116 households**, the 49th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 752people (2011)
- 116households
- 67.4%literacy
- 793151PIN code

## Mookaswan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mookaswan is 793151.** Mookaswan falls in Thadlaskein sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793151
- Community development blockThadlaskein
- Census village code279169

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

## How far is Mookaswan from nearby towns?

- Thadlaskein (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)8 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)8 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 Mookaswan?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Mookaswan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jowai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jowai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Mookaswan known for?

The main crops are **paddy and vegetable**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Mookaswan

Of every 100 households in Mookaswan in 2011, 28 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mookaswan · ■ Thadlaskein rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**51%

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

**43%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****21%**

**27%

Television ****5%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****25%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Mookaswan?

■ Mookaswan · ■ Thadlaskein rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1089**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**976

Working population ****51.9%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.4% for men and 70.2% for women. 54% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 25 (6%) · **■** Marginal 358 (92%)

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 Thadlaskein

- ATS894 people
- Mookbu819 people
- Ksehrynshang804 people
- Larnai773 people
- Lumcharatoh736 people
- Phlongingkhaw735 people
- Myrjai712 people
- Mukhnang654 people

[All 133 villages in Thadlaskein](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/thadlaskein/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mookaswan?793151
- How far is Mookaswan from Jowai?8 km by road
- What is the population of Mookaswan?752 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mookaswan in?Jaintia Hills district (Thadlaskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mookaswan?67.4% (Census 2011)