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

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Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills 

# Mawpon

Mawpon is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **212 people in 35 households**, the 126th largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 212people (2011)
- 35households
- 92.1%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Mawpon PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawshynrut
- Census village code276450

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

## How far is Mawpon from nearby towns?

- Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)40 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)40 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 Mawpon?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Mawpon; 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 · Mawthengkut
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- 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 Mawpon known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawpon

Of every 100 households in Mawpon in 2011, 74 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mawpon · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**15%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****26%**

**13%

Television ****16%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****64%**

**45%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Mawpon?

■ Mawpon · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.1%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1238**

**940

Working population ****17.0%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.2% for men and 88.9% for women. 33% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 10 (28%) · **■** Marginal 26 (72%)

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

- Lejadubi222 people
- Langumshing A214 people
- Mawlai214 people
- Nongrynkew A213 people
- Banjeng211 people
- Dalbot Dagar211 people
- Mawthawkrah211 people
- Mawthengkut211 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawpon?793120
- How far is Mawpon from Nongstoin?40 km by road
- What is the population of Mawpon?212 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawpon in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawpon?92.1% (Census 2011)