Village · Mairang, West Khasi Hills # Blahlawing Blahlawing is a village in Mairang sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793120. The 2011 Census counted 261 people in 39 households, the 99th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 261 people (2011) - 39 households - 77.2% literacy - 793120 PIN code ## Blahlawing PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Blahlawing is 793120. Blahlawing falls in Mairang sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793120 - Community development block Mairang - Census village code 277091 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Blahlawing from nearby towns? - Mairang (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Nongstoin (district HQ) 52 km by road - Mairang (nearest town) 4 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Blahlawing? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Blahlawing; 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 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Mairang - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Mairang - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shillong - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 15 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 Blahlawing Of every 100 households in Blahlawing in 2011, 49 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Blahlawing · ■ Mairang rural average - Electricity for lighting 49% 62% - Toilet within the home 0% 51% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 43% - Tap water 40% 32% - Drinking water within premises 9% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 14% 17% - Television 5% 17% - Mobile phone 9% 31% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 0% - Car / jeep / van 0% 3% - None of these assets 84% 49% - Own their home 93% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Blahlawing? ■ Blahlawing · ■ Mairang rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.2% 78.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1088 984 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1615 957 - Working population 44.1% 45.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 76.6% for women. 54% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 86 (75%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (5%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 22 (19%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mairang - Mawiong nongliput 275 people - Khah 271 people - Mawsawa 271 people - Laitdomain 263 people - Dewsaw 260 people - Lyngdoh nongrim 259 people - Demdngiem 243 people - Laitdiiang 234 people All 144 villages in Mairang ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Blahlawing? 793120 - How far is Blahlawing from Nongstoin? 52 km by road - What is the population of Blahlawing? 261 (Census 2011) - Which district is Blahlawing in? West Khasi Hills district (Mairang sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Blahlawing? 77.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mairang/blahlawing/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.