# Mawkhapkhwa Village, Mairang, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mairang, West Khasi Hills 

# Mawkhapkhwa

Mawkhapkhwa is a village in Mairang sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **443 people in 85 households**, the 61st largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 443people (2011)
- 85households
- 72.6%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Mawkhapkhwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mawkhapkhwa is 793120.** Mawkhapkhwa falls in Mairang sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMairang
- Census village code277066

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

## How far is Mawkhapkhwa from nearby towns?

- Mairang (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)86 km by road
- Mairang (nearest town)37 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 Mawkhapkhwa?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Mawkhapkhwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongkhlaw
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mairang
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)18 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.

## What is Mawkhapkhwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mango and ginger**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawkhapkhwa

Of every 100 households in Mawkhapkhwa in 2011, 52 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawkhapkhwa · ■ Mairang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**32%

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

**5%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**17%

Television ****10%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****83%**

**49%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Mawkhapkhwa?

■ Mawkhapkhwa · ■ Mairang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1090**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1135**

**957

Working population ****48.5%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 71.5% for women. 52% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 41 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (21%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 122 (57%)

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 Mairang

- Mawkynrang466 people
- Mawtharap458 people
- Mawsium448 people
- Pyrda thymmai445 people
- Sohpi442 people
- Pyndengdombah429 people
- Mawkhap mawnai426 people
- Mawpyrdoi424 people

[All 144 villages in Mairang](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mairang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawkhapkhwa?793120
- How far is Mawkhapkhwa from Nongstoin?86 km by road
- What is the population of Mawkhapkhwa?443 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawkhapkhwa in?West Khasi Hills district (Mairang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawkhapkhwa?72.6% (Census 2011)