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

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Village · Mawkyrwat, West Khasi Hills 

# Sasniang

Sasniang is a village in Mawkyrwat sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **360 people in 63 households**, the 49th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%.

- 360people (2011)
- 63households
- 74.0%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Sasniang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockMawkyrwat
- Census village code277322

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

## How far is Sasniang from nearby towns?

- Mawkyrwat (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)19 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)19 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 Sasniang?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- 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 Sasniang 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 Sasniang

Of every 100 households in Sasniang in 2011, 63 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sasniang · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**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 ****3%**

**16%

Television ****12%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**1%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****85%**

**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 Sasniang?

■ Sasniang · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**78.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****759**

**975

Working population ****38.3%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 68.8% for women. 36% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 126 (91%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 8 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1 (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

- Tynnai379 people
- Mawthanrew Mawlyngad376 people
- Domruah Mawmietbah373 people
- Lummawbah366 people
- Mawpharkhrew357 people
- Rangjadong339 people
- Diwah334 people
- Pharmahiong325 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sasniang?793119
- How far is Sasniang from Nongstoin?19 km by road
- What is the population of Sasniang?360 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sasniang in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawkyrwat sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sasniang?74.0% (Census 2011)