# Amagaon Village, Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills 

# Amagaon

Amagaon is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **474 people in 80 households**, the 31st largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 474people (2011)
- 80households
- 90.7%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Amagaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Amagaon is 793120.** Amagaon falls in Mawshynrut sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawshynrut
- Census village code276334

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

## How far is Amagaon from nearby towns?

- Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ)84 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)124 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)124 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 Amagaon?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Amagaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mallangkona
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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 wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Amagaon known for?

The main crops are **winter paddy, banana, are canut and orange, pineapple**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Amagaon

Of every 100 households in Amagaon in 2011, 30 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amagaon · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**47%

Tap water ****3%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**15%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**13%

Television ****25%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**45%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Amagaon?

■ Amagaon · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.7%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**940

Working population ****35.9%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 90.4% for women. 48% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 26 (15%) · **■** Marginal 59 (35%)

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 Mawshynrut

- Nongrathaw507 people
- Riangdim496 people
- Tynghor486 people
- Shallang Songsak485 people
- Nongkyna466 people
- Rangolpara465 people
- Langumshing B462 people
- Nongjri459 people

[All 328 villages in Mawshynrut](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawshynrut/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Amagaon?793120
- How far is Amagaon from Nongstoin?124 km by road
- What is the population of Amagaon?474 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amagaon in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Amagaon?90.7% (Census 2011)