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

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Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills 

# Joypur

Joypur is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **666 people in 110 households**, the 14th largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 666people (2011)
- 110households
- 95.5%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Joypur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawshynrut
- Census village code276392

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

## How far is Joypur from nearby towns?

- Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ)80 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)120 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)120 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 Joypur?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Joypur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, arecanut and ginger**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Joypur

Of every 100 households in Joypur in 2011, 33 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Joypur · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**47%

Tap water ****51%**

**24%

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

**15%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****10%**

**13%

Television ****11%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**3%

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

**2%

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

**45%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Joypur?

■ Joypur · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.5%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**940

Working population ****8.1%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.2% for men and 93.7% for women. 13% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 36 (67%) · **■** Marginal 13 (24%)

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

- Kamphaduli693 people
- Songsak686 people
- Langshonthiang677 people
- Mongshram Rongbeng675 people
- Umdein665 people
- Athiabari628 people
- Sildubi612 people
- Langja597 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Joypur?793120
- How far is Joypur from Nongstoin?120 km by road
- What is the population of Joypur?666 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Joypur in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Joypur?95.5% (Census 2011)