Village · Mawkyrwat, West Khasi Hills # Pharmahiong Pharmahiong is a village in Mawkyrwat sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793114. The 2011 Census counted 325 people in 44 households, the 53rd largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%. - 325 people (2011) - 44 households - 73.6% literacy - 793114 PIN code ## Pharmahiong PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pharmahiong is 793114. Pharmahiong falls in Mawkyrwat sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793114 - Community development block Mawkyrwat - Census village code 277341 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pharmahiong from nearby towns? - Mawkyrwat (sub-district HQ) 21 km by road - Nongstoin (district HQ) 45 km by road - Nongstoin (nearest town) 45 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pharmahiong? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Pharmahiong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 private - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Mawkyrwat - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shillong - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shillong - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pharmahiong known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and potato. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pharmahiong Of every 100 households in Pharmahiong in 2011, 80 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pharmahiong · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average - Electricity for lighting 80% 61% - Toilet within the home 7% 31% - No toilet (open defecation) 93% 63% - Tap water 0% 24% - Drinking water within premises 0% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 4% 16% - Television 4% 17% - Mobile phone 0% 27% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 1% - Car / jeep / van 0% 3% - None of these assets 96% 58% - Own their home 91% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pharmahiong? ■ Pharmahiong · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.6% 78.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 912 993 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 580 975 - Working population 29.8% 40.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.3% for men and 73.8% for women. 29% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 81 (84%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (4%) · ■ Other work 10 (10%) · ■ Marginal 2 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mawkyrwat - Sasniang 360 people - Mawpharkhrew 357 people - Rangjadong 339 people - Diwah 334 people - Pyndendiwah 324 people - Kensimphlang 316 people - Umjarain 308 people - Mawkhyrwang 307 people All 140 villages in Mawkyrwat ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pharmahiong? 793114 - How far is Pharmahiong from Nongstoin? 45 km by road - What is the population of Pharmahiong? 325 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pharmahiong in? West Khasi Hills district (Mawkyrwat sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Pharmahiong? 73.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawkyrwat/pharmahiong/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.