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

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Village · Mawkyrwat, West Khasi Hills 

# Jashiar

Jashiar is a village in Mawkyrwat sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793114**. The 2011 Census counted **212 people in 32 households**, the 74th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%.

- 212people (2011)
- 32households
- 95.8%literacy
- 793114PIN code

## Jashiar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793114
- Community development blockMawkyrwat
- Census village code277358

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

## How far is Jashiar from nearby towns?

- Mawkyrwat (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)40 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)40 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 Jashiar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Jashiar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawkyrwat
- ○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 bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Jashiar 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 Jashiar

Of every 100 households in Jashiar in 2011, 77 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Jashiar · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**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 ****26%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****71%**

**58%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Jashiar?

■ Jashiar · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.8%**

**78.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1474**

**975

Working population ****40.1%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.6% for men and 94.8% for women. 44% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 74 (87%) · **■** Household industry 6 (7%) · **■** Marginal 5 (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

- Pyndenkseh Sepngi240 people
- Mawsyntiew237 people
- Umdohlun231 people
- Rohbah213 people
- Nongnam211 people
- Pyndenlyngdoh211 people
- Nongmyllam209 people
- Mawrap207 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jashiar?793114
- How far is Jashiar from Nongstoin?40 km by road
- What is the population of Jashiar?212 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jashiar in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawkyrwat sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Jashiar?95.8% (Census 2011)