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

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Village · Mairang, West Khasi Hills 

# Mawpiah

Mawpiah is a village in Mairang sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **195 people in 32 households**, the 110th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 195people (2011)
- 32households
- 59.6%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Mawpiah PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMairang
- Census village code277013

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

## How far is Mawpiah from nearby towns?

- Mairang (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)85 km by road
- Mairang (nearest town)39 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 Mawpiah?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Mawpiah; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongkhlaw
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mairang
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds

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 Mawpiah known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and sweet potato**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawpiah

Of every 100 households in Mawpiah in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawpiah · ■ Mairang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**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 ****3%**

**17%

Television ****0%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****53%**

**49%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Mawpiah?

■ Mawpiah · ■ Mairang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**957

Working population ****46.7%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.8% for men and 64.1% for women. 49% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 12 (13%) · **■** Marginal 79 (87%)

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

- Mawpat222 people
- Uming212 people
- Nongliput206 people
- Madantiehbah202 people
- Phudbah193 people
- Sylleibah193 people
- Kharthangmaw177 people
- Lawriat incl dommusur177 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawpiah?793120
- How far is Mawpiah from Nongstoin?85 km by road
- What is the population of Mawpiah?195 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawpiah in?West Khasi Hills district (Mairang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawpiah?59.6% (Census 2011)