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

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Village · Mairang, West Khasi Hills 

# Wahrit

Wahrit is a village in Mairang sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **607 people in 102 households**, the 37th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 607people (2011)
- 102households
- 92.6%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Wahrit PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMairang
- Census village code277068

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

## How far is Wahrit from nearby towns?

- Mairang (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)74 km by road
- Mairang (nearest town)25 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 Wahrit?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Wahrit; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mairang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mairang
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○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 wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)19 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 Wahrit 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 Wahrit

Of every 100 households in Wahrit in 2011, 81 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Wahrit · ■ Mairang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**43%

Tap water ****100%**

**32%

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

**5%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****16%**

**17%

Television ****10%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****33%**

**49%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Wahrit?

■ Wahrit · ■ Mairang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.6%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**957

Working population ****40.7%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 94.6% for women. 44% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 238 (96%) · **■** Other work 9 (4%)

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

- Dongki ingding636 people
- Wahlakhaw632 people
- Rikhen624 people
- Langtor611 people
- Kynsew590 people
- Pungsaniang585 people
- Langkyrteng570 people
- Mawroh555 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Wahrit?793120
- How far is Wahrit from Nongstoin?74 km by road
- What is the population of Wahrit?607 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wahrit in?West Khasi Hills district (Mairang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Wahrit?92.6% (Census 2011)