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

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Village · Mawkyrwat, West Khasi Hills 

# Mawthong

Mawthong is a village in Mawkyrwat sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793114**. The 2011 Census counted **1,039 people in 184 households**, the 10th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%.

- 1,039people (2011)
- 184households
- 49.3%literacy
- 793114PIN code

## Mawthong PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793114
- Community development blockMawkyrwat
- Census village code277363

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

## How far is Mawthong from nearby towns?

- Mawkyrwat (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)31 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)31 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 Mawthong?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mawthong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 5 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 5 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 centre5–10 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, covered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Mawthong 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 Mawthong

Of every 100 households in Mawthong in 2011, 62 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mawthong · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**63%

Tap water ****1%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****30%**

**16%

Television ****17%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****56%**

**58%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mawthong?

■ Mawthong · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.3%**

**78.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1066**

**975

Working population ****46.0%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.0% for men and 45.5% for women. 45% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 435 (91%) · **■** Other work 37 (8%) · **■** Marginal 6 (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

- Mawkyrwat1,666 people
- Rangmaw1,407 people
- Sakwang1,395 people
- Pyndemumsaw1,188 people
- Rangdikhew1,016 people
- Marshillong976 people
- Sngimawlein888 people
- Rangthong Nongbah825 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawthong?793114
- How far is Mawthong from Nongstoin?31 km by road
- What is the population of Mawthong?1,039 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawthong in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawkyrwat sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawthong?49.3% (Census 2011)