# Mawten Village, Mawkyrwat, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawkyrwat/mawten/ Village · Mawkyrwat, West Khasi Hills # Mawten Mawten is a village in Mawkyrwat sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793114**. The 2011 Census counted **2,268 people in 347 households**, the 2nd largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%. - 2,268people (2011) - 347households - 90.6%literacy - 793114PIN code ## Mawten PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mawten is 793114.** Mawten falls in Mawkyrwat sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code793114 - Community development blockMawkyrwat - Census village code277405 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mawten from nearby towns? - Mawkyrwat (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Nongstoin (district HQ)59 km by road - Nongstoin (nearest town)59 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 Mawten? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Mawten; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 5 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 5 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Mawkyrwat - ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds - 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 Mawten known for? The main crops are **potato, paddy and maize**. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Mawten Of every 100 households in Mawten in 2011, 80 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Mawten · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **61% Toilet within the home ****43%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****39%** **63% Tap water ****40%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****20%** **16% Television ****30%** **17% Mobile phone ****56%** **27% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **3% None of these assets ****36%** **58% Own their home ****95%** **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 Mawten? ■ Mawten · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.6%** **78.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918** **975 Working population ****33.6%** **40.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.3% for men and 90.8% for women. 36% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 40 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 133 (17%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 158 (21%) · **■** Marginal 425 (56%) 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 - Jakrem A & B2,974 people - Mawlangwir2,185 people - Nonglang1,792 people - Ngunraw1,737 people - Mawkyrwat1,666 people [All 140 villages in Mawkyrwat](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawkyrwat/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mawten?793114 - How far is Mawten from Nongstoin?59 km by road - What is the population of Mawten?2,268 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mawten in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawkyrwat sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Mawten?90.6% (Census 2011)