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

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Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills 

# Mawkhrang

Mawkhrang is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **147 people in 23 households**, the 198th largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 147people (2011)
- 23households
- 98.4%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Mawkhrang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawshynrut
- Census village code276353

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

## How far is Mawkhrang from nearby towns?

- Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ)48 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)93 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)93 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 Mawkhrang?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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 bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Mawkhrang known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawkhrang

Of every 100 households in Mawkhrang in 2011, 78 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mawkhrang · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**51%

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

**47%

Tap water ****56%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**15%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****22%**

**13%

Television ****61%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Mawkhrang?

■ Mawkhrang · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****98.4%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****793**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****692**

**940

Working population ****34.7%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.1% for men and 100.0% for women. 43% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 26 (51%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 22 (43%) · **■** Marginal 2 (4%)

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

- Nongwar Pyndeng150 people
- Mawjeinlang149 people
- Aswit148 people
- Porkrong148 people
- Upper Nongkyndang147 people
- Mawkyllon146 people
- Porshieh146 people
- Rangthali144 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawkhrang?793120
- How far is Mawkhrang from Nongstoin?93 km by road
- What is the population of Mawkhrang?147 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawkhrang in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawkhrang?98.4% (Census 2011)