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

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Village · Mawkyrwat, West Khasi Hills 

# Mawbidong

Mawbidong is a village in Mawkyrwat sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793114**. The 2011 Census counted **495 people in 83 households**, the 35th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%.

- 495people (2011)
- 83households
- 57.7%literacy
- 793114PIN code

## Mawbidong PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793114
- Community development blockMawkyrwat
- Census village code277429

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

## How far is Mawbidong from nearby towns?

- Mawkyrwat (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)75 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)75 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 Mawbidong?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn 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

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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.

## Homes and amenities in Mawbidong

Of every 100 households in Mawbidong in 2011, 56 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawbidong · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**63%

Tap water ****100%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****5%**

**16%

Television ****15%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****72%**

**58%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Mawbidong?

■ Mawbidong · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%**

**78.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**975

Working population ****43.0%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.7% for men and 56.9% for women. 47% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (4%) · **■** Marginal 147 (69%)

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

- Sohsyniang540 people
- Awro535 people
- Lawblei505 people
- Manad505 people
- Umoid493 people
- Mawranglang488 people
- Mawthawiong Nongtraw478 people
- Mawjyrsim477 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawbidong?793114
- How far is Mawbidong from Nongstoin?75 km by road
- What is the population of Mawbidong?495 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawbidong in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawkyrwat sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawbidong?57.7% (Census 2011)