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

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Village · Mairang, West Khasi Hills 

# Wahlakhaw

Wahlakhaw is a village in Mairang sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **632 people in 113 households**, the 34th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 632people (2011)
- 113households
- 94.5%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Wahlakhaw PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMairang
- Census village code277118

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

## How far is Wahlakhaw from nearby towns?

- Mairang (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)51 km by road
- Mairang (nearest town)3 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 Wahlakhaw?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Wahlakhaw; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mairang
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mairang
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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.

## Homes and amenities in Wahlakhaw

Of every 100 households in Wahlakhaw in 2011, 80 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Wahlakhaw · ■ Mairang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**62%

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

**51%

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

**43%

Tap water ****91%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****4%**

**17%

Television ****12%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**3%

None of these assets ****80%**

**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 Wahlakhaw?

■ Wahlakhaw · ■ Mairang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.5%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841**

**957

Working population ****50.2%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.5% for men and 93.5% for women. 52% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 276 (87%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (11%) · **■** Marginal 5 (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

- Laitdombah678 people
- Mawkohmit & mawkynsah650 people
- Ksehkohmoit648 people
- Dongki ingding636 people
- Rikhen624 people
- Langtor611 people
- Wahrit607 people
- Kynsew590 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Wahlakhaw?793120
- How far is Wahlakhaw from Nongstoin?51 km by road
- What is the population of Wahlakhaw?632 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wahlakhaw in?West Khasi Hills district (Mairang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Wahlakhaw?94.5% (Census 2011)