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

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Village · Mairang, West Khasi Hills 

# Mawsawa

Mawsawa is a village in Mairang sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **271 people in 44 households**, the 97th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 271people (2011)
- 44households
- 48.3%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Mawsawa PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMairang
- Census village code277112

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

## How far is Mawsawa from nearby towns?

- Mairang (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)60 km by road
- Mairang (nearest town)11 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 Mawsawa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Mawsawa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mairang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mairang
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Mawsawa known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawsawa

Of every 100 households in Mawsawa in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawsawa · ■ Mairang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**51%

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

**43%

Tap water ****2%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****21%**

**17%

Television ****4%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****34%**

**49%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mawsawa?

■ Mawsawa · ■ Mairang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.3%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1129**

**957

Working population ****51.3%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.6% for men and 52.9% for women. 53% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 130 (94%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (4%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%)

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

- Kurbah war294 people
- Tangri283 people
- Mawiong nongliput275 people
- Khah271 people
- Laitdomain263 people
- Blahlawing261 people
- Dewsaw260 people
- Lyngdoh nongrim259 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawsawa?793120
- How far is Mawsawa from Nongstoin?60 km by road
- What is the population of Mawsawa?271 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawsawa in?West Khasi Hills district (Mairang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawsawa?48.3% (Census 2011)