Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills # Mawsaw Mawsaw is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793114. The 2011 Census counted 332 people in 62 households, the 62nd largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 332 people (2011) - 62 households - 52.2% literacy - 793114 PIN code ## Mawsaw PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Mawsaw is 793114. Mawsaw falls in Mawshynrut sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793114 - Community development block Mawshynrut - Census village code 276505 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mawsaw from nearby towns? - Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Nongstoin (district HQ) 36 km by road - Nongstoin (nearest town) 36 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mawsaw? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Mawsaw; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre 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 tanks / ponds - 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 Mawsaw known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and orange. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mawsaw Of every 100 households in Mawsaw in 2011, 56 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mawsaw · ■ Mawshynrut rural average - Electricity for lighting 56% 30% - Toilet within the home 0% 51% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 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 25% 13% - Television 21% 18% - Mobile phone 21% 26% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 70% 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 Mawsaw? ■ Mawsaw · ■ Mawshynrut rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 52.2% 74.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 930 956 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 932 940 - Working population 41.3% 43.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 46.1% for men and 58.8% for women. 40% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 118 (86%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (5%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 10 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mawshynrut - Kyllon Mathei 352 people - Mawdiangsnam 340 people - Mawsikar 340 people - Noapara 333 people - Mawtynrong 332 people - Langpih 330 people - Riangshiang 330 people - Proin 324 people All 328 villages in Mawshynrut ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mawsaw? 793114 - How far is Mawsaw from Nongstoin? 36 km by road - What is the population of Mawsaw? 332 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mawsaw in? West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Mawsaw? 52.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawshynrut/mawsaw/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.