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

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Village · Mairang, West Khasi Hills 

# Mawtikhar

Mawtikhar is a village in Mairang sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **499 people in 78 households**, the 48th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 99.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 499people (2011)
- 78households
- 99.2%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Mawtikhar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMairang
- Census village code277060

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

## How far is Mawtikhar from nearby towns?

- Mairang (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)84 km by road
- Mairang (nearest town)35 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 Mawtikhar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Mawtikhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongkhlaw
- ○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 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 Mawtikhar known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawtikhar

Of every 100 households in Mawtikhar in 2011, 92 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawtikhar · ■ Mairang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**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 ****0%**

**17%

Television ****6%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****60%**

**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 Mawtikhar?

■ Mawtikhar · ■ Mairang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****99.2%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841**

**957

Working population ****44.3%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.4% for men and 100.0% for women. 42% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 83 (38%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 137 (62%)

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

- Mynsian nongliput546 people
- Mawkarah mawpni543 people
- Umsakhlawmyriaw543 people
- Ksehmawnai539 people
- Sohjarang495 people
- Umpdem491 people
- Mawkarah nongpyndiang489 people
- Shyrwang489 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawtikhar?793120
- How far is Mawtikhar from Nongstoin?84 km by road
- What is the population of Mawtikhar?499 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawtikhar in?West Khasi Hills district (Mairang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawtikhar?99.2% (Census 2011)