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

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Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills 

# Mawkhar

Mawkhar is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **360 people in 55 households**, the 56th largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 360people (2011)
- 55households
- 42.7%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Mawkhar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawshynrut
- Census village code276453

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

## How far is Mawkhar from nearby towns?

- Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)44 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)44 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 Mawkhar?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawthengkut
- ○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

- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Mawkhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, banana and maize**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawkhar

Of every 100 households in Mawkhar in 2011, 51 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawkhar · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**51%

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

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

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

**15%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**13%

Television ****22%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****58%**

**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 Mawkhar?

■ Mawkhar · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.7%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**940

Working population ****30.0%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.1% for men and 41.3% for women. 49% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 63 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 42 (39%)

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

- Mawlein365 people
- Rangseng362 people
- Nongrynniaw361 people
- Ranighat361 people
- Mynniar356 people
- Kyllon Mathei352 people
- Mawdiangsnam340 people
- Mawsikar340 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawkhar?793120
- How far is Mawkhar from Nongstoin?44 km by road
- What is the population of Mawkhar?360 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawkhar in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawkhar?42.7% (Census 2011)