# Demnar Village, Mawkyrwat, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawkyrwat, West Khasi Hills 

# Demnar

Demnar is a village in Mawkyrwat sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793114**. The 2011 Census counted **247 people in 41 households**, the 66th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%.

- 247people (2011)
- 41households
- 60.4%literacy
- 793114PIN code

## Demnar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Demnar is 793114.** Demnar falls in Mawkyrwat sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793114
- Community development blockMawkyrwat
- Census village code277307

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

## How far is Demnar from nearby towns?

- Mawkyrwat (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)38 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)38 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 Demnar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Demnar; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○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 bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Demnar 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 Demnar

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

■ Demnar · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**61%

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

**31%

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

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**16%

Television ****0%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****97%**

**58%

Own their home ****67%**

**96%

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 Demnar?

■ Demnar · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**78.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031**

**975

Working population ****43.3%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.8% for men and 22.2% for women. 44% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 26 (24%) · **■** Marginal 6 (6%)

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 Mawkyrwat

- Rangblang A267 people
- Kharew251 people
- Umsaitshriew250 people
- Phlangkynshi Mihngi248 people
- Rangblang Pombriew247 people
- Mawkhlaitngap241 people
- Pawphlang240 people
- Pyndenkseh Sepngi240 people

[All 140 villages in Mawkyrwat](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawkyrwat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Demnar?793114
- How far is Demnar from Nongstoin?38 km by road
- What is the population of Demnar?247 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Demnar in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawkyrwat sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Demnar?60.4% (Census 2011)