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

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Village · Mairang, West Khasi Hills 

# Sawlad

Sawlad is a village in Mairang sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **150 people in 36 households**, the 121st largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 150people (2011)
- 36households
- 71.9%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Sawlad PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMairang
- Census village code276993

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

## How far is Sawlad from nearby towns?

- Mairang (sub-district HQ)46 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)91 km by road
- Mairang (nearest town)46 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 Sawlad?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sawlad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongkhlaw
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mairang
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water

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 Sawlad 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 Sawlad

Of every 100 households in Sawlad in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sawlad · ■ Mairang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**43%

Tap water ****3%**

**32%

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

**5%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****3%**

**17%

Television ****0%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****62%**

**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 Sawlad?

■ Sawlad · ■ Mairang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**957

Working population ****72.0%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 62.1% for women. 75% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 81 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 25 (23%)

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

- Domtraw173 people
- Shyiap jarain165 people
- Madan khalek155 people
- Nongshilliang150 people
- Nongrang laitarted149 people
- Mawria mawiong148 people
- Nongrilong140 people
- Langniuh132 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sawlad?793120
- How far is Sawlad from Nongstoin?91 km by road
- What is the population of Sawlad?150 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sawlad in?West Khasi Hills district (Mairang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sawlad?71.9% (Census 2011)