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

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Village · Mawkyrwat, West Khasi Hills 

# Mawkabait

Mawkabait is a village in Mawkyrwat sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **127 people in 22 households**, the 99th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%.

- 127people (2011)
- 22households
- 63.8%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Mawkabait PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mawkabait is 793119.** Mawkabait falls in Mawkyrwat sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockMawkyrwat
- Census village code277347

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

## How far is Mawkabait from nearby towns?

- Mawkyrwat (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)26 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)26 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 Mawkabait?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Mawkabait; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Mawkabait 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 Mawkabait

Of every 100 households in Mawkabait in 2011, 37 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Mawkabait · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**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 ****5%**

**16%

Television ****10%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****84%**

**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 Mawkabait?

■ Mawkabait · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**78.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****841**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**975

Working population ****40.2%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 59.5% for women. 36% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 48 (94%) · **■** Other work 2 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

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

- Mawblei143 people
- Pynden Sohlang143 people
- Mawksiar Pondi128 people
- Mawsde128 people
- Phlangkynshi Sepngi127 people
- Tiehtaliar127 people
- Pyndenkseh120 people
- Mawiong119 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawkabait?793119
- How far is Mawkabait from Nongstoin?26 km by road
- What is the population of Mawkabait?127 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawkabait in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawkyrwat sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawkabait?63.8% (Census 2011)