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

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Village · Mawkyrwat, West Khasi Hills 

# Mawmerang

Mawmerang is a village in Mawkyrwat sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793114**. The 2011 Census counted **301 people in 49 households**, the 59th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%.

- 301people (2011)
- 49households
- 87.3%literacy
- 793114PIN code

## Mawmerang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793114
- Community development blockMawkyrwat
- Census village code277415

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

## How far is Mawmerang from nearby towns?

- Mawkyrwat (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)61 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)61 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 Mawmerang?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mawkyrwat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)18 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 Mawmerang known for?

The main crops are **paddy and broomstick**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawmerang

Of every 100 households in Mawmerang in 2011, 70 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mawmerang · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****30%**

**16%

Television ****24%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****22%**

**58%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Mawmerang?

■ Mawmerang · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

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

**78.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**975

Working population ****35.2%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 86.2% for women. 54% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 81 (76%) · **■** Marginal 25 (24%)

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

- Kensimphlang316 people
- Umjarain308 people
- Mawkhyrwang307 people
- Mawjarain302 people
- Mawpat283 people
- Mawsaw Mihngi268 people
- Rangblang A267 people
- Kharew251 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawmerang?793114
- How far is Mawmerang from Nongstoin?61 km by road
- What is the population of Mawmerang?301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawmerang in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawkyrwat sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawmerang?87.3% (Census 2011)