Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills # Mawjiej Mawjiej is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793120. The 2011 Census counted 203 people in 35 households, the 139th largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 203 people (2011) - 35 households - 80.9% literacy - 793120 PIN code ## Mawjiej PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Mawjiej is 793120. Mawjiej falls in Mawshynrut sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793120 - Community development block Mawshynrut - Census village code 276405 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mawjiej from nearby towns? - Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Nongstoin (district HQ) 65 km by road - Nongstoin (nearest town) 65 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mawjiej? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Mawjiej; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Mawthengkut - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nongstoin - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nongstoin - ○ 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 treated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 10 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 Mawjiej known for? The main crops are paddy, ginger and banana. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mawjiej Of every 100 households in Mawjiej in 2011, 23 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Mawjiej · ■ Mawshynrut rural average - Electricity for lighting 23% 30% - Toilet within the home 63% 51% - No toilet (open defecation) 37% 47% - Tap water 40% 24% - Drinking water within premises 23% 15% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 0% 13% - Television 6% 18% - Mobile phone 6% 26% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 3% - Car / jeep / van 3% 2% - None of these assets 80% 45% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Mawjiej? ■ Mawjiej · ■ Mawshynrut rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.9% 74.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 845 956 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 704 940 - Working population 35.5% 43.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.5% for men and 75.7% for women. 35% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 50 (69%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Household industry 3 (4%) · ■ Other work 10 (14%) · ■ Marginal 8 (11%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mawshynrut - Thiepjaphlang 207 people - Dariphang 206 people - Riangmaw 205 people - Matchokkhanram 203 people - Nongdron 203 people - Nongrongdu 203 people - Umwahli 203 people - Mawdonglang 202 people All 328 villages in Mawshynrut ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mawjiej? 793120 - How far is Mawjiej from Nongstoin? 65 km by road - What is the population of Mawjiej? 203 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mawjiej in? West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Mawjiej? 80.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawshynrut/mawjiej/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.