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

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Village · Mairang, West Khasi Hills 

# Mawroh

Mawroh is a village in Mairang sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **555 people in 104 households**, the 41st largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 555people (2011)
- 104households
- 94.7%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Mawroh PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMairang
- Census village code277051

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

## How far is Mawroh from nearby towns?

- Mairang (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)64 km by road
- Mairang (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 Mawroh?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mawroh; 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mairang
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mairang
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 16 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 Mawroh known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawroh

Of every 100 households in Mawroh in 2011, 79 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mawroh · ■ Mairang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**43%

Tap water ****5%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****69%**

**17%

Television ****24%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****22%**

**49%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Mawroh?

■ Mawroh · ■ Mairang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.7%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****696**

**957

Working population ****39.5%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 95.4% for women. 43% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (50%) · **■** Other work 20 (9%) · **■** Marginal 84 (38%)

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

- Wahrit607 people
- Kynsew590 people
- Pungsaniang585 people
- Langkyrteng570 people
- Mawkyrdang554 people
- Nongktieh manai553 people
- Mynsian nongliput546 people
- Mawkarah mawpni543 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawroh?793120
- How far is Mawroh from Nongstoin?64 km by road
- What is the population of Mawroh?555 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawroh in?West Khasi Hills district (Mairang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawroh?94.7% (Census 2011)