# Pawphlang Village, Mawkyrwat, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawkyrwat/pawphlang/ Village · Mawkyrwat, West Khasi Hills # Pawphlang Pawphlang is a village in Mawkyrwat sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793114**. The 2011 Census counted **240 people in 36 households**, the 69th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%. - 240people (2011) - 36households - 88.1%literacy - 793114PIN code ## Pawphlang PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pawphlang is 793114.** Pawphlang falls in Mawkyrwat sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code793114 - Community development blockMawkyrwat - Census village code277379 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pawphlang from nearby towns? - Mawkyrwat (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Nongstoin (district HQ)29 km by road - Nongstoin (nearest town)29 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 Pawphlang? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Pawphlang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 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 watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Pawphlang known for? The main crops are **paddy, 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 Pawphlang Of every 100 households in Pawphlang in 2011, 68 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pawphlang · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average Electricity for lighting ****68%** **61% Toilet within the home ****2%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **63% Tap water ****5%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****2%** **16% Television ****12%** **17% Mobile phone ****24%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****24%** **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 Pawphlang? ■ Pawphlang · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%** **78.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897** **975 Working population ****42.1%** **40.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.2% for men and 93.7% for women. 43% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 34 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (9%) · **■** Household industry 15 (15%) · **■** Other work 13 (13%) · **■** Marginal 30 (30%) 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 - Phlangkynshi Mihngi248 people - Demnar247 people - Rangblang Pombriew247 people - Mawkhlaitngap241 people - Pyndenkseh Sepngi240 people - Mawsyntiew237 people - Umdohlun231 people - Rohbah213 people [All 140 villages in Mawkyrwat](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawkyrwat/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pawphlang?793114 - How far is Pawphlang from Nongstoin?29 km by road - What is the population of Pawphlang?240 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pawphlang in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawkyrwat sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Pawphlang?88.1% (Census 2011)