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

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Village · Mawkyrwat, West Khasi Hills 

# Mawsaw

Mawsaw is a village in Mawkyrwat sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793114**. The 2011 Census counted **685 people in 118 households**, the 20th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%.

- 685people (2011)
- 118households
- 52.5%literacy
- 793114PIN code

## Mawsaw PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793114
- Community development blockMawkyrwat
- Census village code277316

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

## How far is Mawsaw from nearby towns?

- Mawkyrwat (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)25 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)25 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 Mawsaw?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Mawsaw; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rangthong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 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 Mawsaw known for?

The main crops are **rice, maize and potato**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawsaw

Of every 100 households in Mawsaw in 2011, 44 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawsaw · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**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 ****0%**

**16%

Television ****2%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**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 Mawsaw?

■ Mawsaw · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.5%**

**78.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854**

**975

Working population ****43.9%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.2% for men and 52.7% for women. 45% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 277 (92%) · **■** Other work 15 (5%) · **■** Marginal 9 (3%)

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

- Phutjaud809 people
- Breimahriang Nongbah Marshillong773 people
- Nongsynrieh756 people
- Domjyrti738 people
- Laitlawsnai665 people
- Sohma648 people
- Wahsiej636 people
- Nongbrei Nongdom620 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawsaw?793114
- How far is Mawsaw from Nongstoin?25 km by road
- What is the population of Mawsaw?685 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawsaw in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawkyrwat sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawsaw?52.5% (Census 2011)