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

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Village · Mawkyrwat, West Khasi Hills 

# Namlang

Namlang is a village in Mawkyrwat sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **158 people in 27 households**, the 90th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%.

- 158people (2011)
- 27households
- 70.5%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Namlang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockMawkyrwat
- Census village code277325

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

## How far is Namlang from nearby towns?

- Mawkyrwat (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)28 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)28 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 Namlang?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Namlang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rangthong
- ○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) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Namlang known for?

The main crops are **rice, 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 Namlang

Of every 100 households in Namlang in 2011, 42 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Namlang · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**63%

Tap water ****100%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****23%**

**16%

Television ****23%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****38%**

**58%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Namlang?

■ Namlang · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**78.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****795**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**975

Working population ****41.8%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 71.4% for women. 39% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 57 (86%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 7 (11%)

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

- Rembyrngaw177 people
- Tiehshrah Dombah175 people
- Nongdiat172 people
- Nongrim Mawpat160 people
- Laitjynrai155 people
- Domtynrong153 people
- Nongbah Dommawthung152 people
- Mawbri151 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Namlang?793119
- How far is Namlang from Nongstoin?28 km by road
- What is the population of Namlang?158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Namlang in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawkyrwat sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Namlang?70.5% (Census 2011)