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

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Village · Mairang, West Khasi Hills 

# Mawsium

Mawsium is a village in Mairang sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **448 people in 72 households**, the 59th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 448people (2011)
- 72households
- 87.6%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Mawsium PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMairang
- Census village code277056

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

## How far is Mawsium from nearby towns?

- Mairang (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)62 km by road
- Mairang (nearest town)13 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 Mawsium?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered 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 Mawsium known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawsium

Of every 100 households in Mawsium in 2011, 62 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mawsium · ■ Mairang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**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 ****32%**

**17%

Television ****23%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**0%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****48%**

**49%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mawsium?

■ Mawsium · ■ Mairang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1149**

**957

Working population ****43.1%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 89.7% for women. 49% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 28 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (64%) · **■** Other work 41 (21%)

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

- Mawlumkhri475 people
- Weimynsier470 people
- Mawkynrang466 people
- Mawtharap458 people
- Pyrda thymmai445 people
- Mawkhapkhwa443 people
- Sohpi442 people
- Pyndengdombah429 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawsium?793120
- How far is Mawsium from Nongstoin?62 km by road
- What is the population of Mawsium?448 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawsium in?West Khasi Hills district (Mairang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawsium?87.6% (Census 2011)