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

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Village · Mawkyrwat, West Khasi Hills 

# Lawblei

Lawblei is a village in Mawkyrwat sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793114**. The 2011 Census counted **505 people in 91 households**, the 33rd largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%.

- 505people (2011)
- 91households
- 87.3%literacy
- 793114PIN code

## Lawblei PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793114
- Community development blockMawkyrwat
- Census village code277398

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

## How far is Lawblei from nearby towns?

- Mawkyrwat (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)64 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)64 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 Lawblei?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Lawblei; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawkyrwat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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)12 h summer · 10 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 Lawblei known for?

The main crops are **paddy, potato and groundnut**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Lawblei

Of every 100 households in Lawblei in 2011, 69 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lawblei · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****19%**

**16%

Television ****11%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****16%**

**58%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Lawblei?

■ Lawblei · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%**

**78.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**975

Working population ****41.0%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 82.5% for women. 44% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 18 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (28%) · **■** Other work 16 (8%) · **■** Marginal 115 (56%)

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

- Mawkohphet568 people
- Laitnong553 people
- Sohsyniang540 people
- Awro535 people
- Manad505 people
- Mawbidong495 people
- Umoid493 people
- Mawranglang488 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lawblei?793114
- How far is Lawblei from Nongstoin?64 km by road
- What is the population of Lawblei?505 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lawblei in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawkyrwat sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Lawblei?87.3% (Census 2011)