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

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Village · Mawkyrwat, West Khasi Hills 

# Myrkhew

Myrkhew is a village in Mawkyrwat sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **96 people in 17 households**, the 109th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%.

- 96people (2011)
- 17households
- 52.2%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Myrkhew PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Myrkhew is 793119.** Myrkhew falls in Mawkyrwat sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockMawkyrwat
- Census village code277393

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

## How far is Myrkhew from nearby towns?

- Mawkyrwat (sub-district HQ)20 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 Myrkhew?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Myrkhew; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Mawpon Myrkhew
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 9 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.

## Homes and amenities in Myrkhew

Of every 100 households in Myrkhew in 2011, 90 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Myrkhew · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**63%

Tap water ****50%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****40%**

**16%

Television ****60%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****30%**

**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 Myrkhew?

■ Myrkhew · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.2%**

**78.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****778**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**975

Working population ****34.4%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.3% for men and 53.3% for women. 31% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 28 (85%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (12%) · **■** Other work 1 (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

- Domtraw110 people
- Photjalei105 people
- Thangmaw Nongrim102 people
- New Pyndenkseh101 people
- Mawtangden93 people
- Mawpon Myrkhew92 people
- Nongeitser92 people
- Hilland87 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Myrkhew?793119
- How far is Myrkhew from Nongstoin?25 km by road
- What is the population of Myrkhew?96 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Myrkhew in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawkyrwat sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Myrkhew?52.2% (Census 2011)