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

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Village · Mawkyrwat, West Khasi Hills 

# Mawsain

Mawsain is a village in Mawkyrwat sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793114**. The 2011 Census counted **201 people in 38 households**, the 80th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%.

- 201people (2011)
- 38households
- 83.9%literacy
- 793114PIN code

## Mawsain PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793114
- Community development blockMawkyrwat
- Census village code277424

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

## How far is Mawsain from nearby towns?

- Mawkyrwat (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)57 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)57 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 Mawsain?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Mawsain; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn 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 and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Mawsain known for?

The main crops are **broomstick, pineapple and arecanut**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawsain

Of every 100 households in Mawsain in 2011, 32 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawsain · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**63%

Tap water ****98%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**16%

Television ****12%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**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 Mawsain?

■ Mawsain · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%**

**78.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**975

Working population ****52.7%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 81.8% for women. 51% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 102 (96%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Pyndenlyngdoh211 people
- Nongmyllam209 people
- Mawrap207 people
- Nongnad205 people
- Rangblang Laitdom197 people
- Ngundilang195 people
- Pamtrai195 people
- Nongbah187 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawsain?793114
- How far is Mawsain from Nongstoin?57 km by road
- What is the population of Mawsain?201 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawsain in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawkyrwat sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawsain?83.9% (Census 2011)