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

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Village · Mairang, West Khasi Hills 

# Mawsmai

Mawsmai is a village in Mairang sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **387 people in 68 households**, the 72nd largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 387people (2011)
- 68households
- 83.3%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Mawsmai PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMairang
- Census village code277065

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

## How far is Mawsmai from nearby towns?

- Mairang (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)65 km by road
- Mairang (nearest town)15 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 Mawsmai?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Mawsmai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn 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 and tanks / ponds
- 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 Mawsmai 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 Mawsmai

Of every 100 households in Mawsmai in 2011, 59 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mawsmai · ■ Mairang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**43%

Tap water ****96%**

**32%

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

**5%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****15%**

**17%

Television ****16%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****63%**

**49%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Mawsmai?

■ Mawsmai · ■ Mairang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1174**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**957

Working population ****50.4%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 88.1% for women. 52% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 147 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (23%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%)

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

- Madansohmylleng408 people
- Mawpen402 people
- Lawsiej397 people
- Dombahkseh388 people
- Nongpriang381 people
- Wahra379 people
- Sylleiphyllah375 people
- Umniangriang373 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawsmai?793120
- How far is Mawsmai from Nongstoin?65 km by road
- What is the population of Mawsmai?387 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawsmai in?West Khasi Hills district (Mairang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawsmai?83.3% (Census 2011)