Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills
# Mawshut

Mawshut is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793120. The 2011 Census counted 33 people in 6 households, the 308th largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.
- 33 people (2011)
- 6 households
- 68.2% literacy
- 793120 PIN code

## Mawshut PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Mawshut is 793120. Mawshut falls in Mawshynrut sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793120
- Community development block Mawshynrut
- Census village code 276645

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Mawshut from nearby towns?
- Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ) 58 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ) 103 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town) 103 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Mawshut?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Mawshut; 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
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage 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
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mawshut known for?

The main crops are paddy and maize.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Mawshut

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

■ Mawshut · ■ Mawshynrut rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 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 0% 13%
- Television 0% 18%
- Mobile phone 0% 26%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 0% 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 Mawshut?

■ Mawshut · ■ Mawshynrut rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.2% 74.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1062 956
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1750 940
- Working population 57.6% 43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 50.0% for women. 62% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 19 (100%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Mawshynrut
- Mawdiang 39 people
- Dohde Mawkohram 38 people
- Mawngap 37 people
- Waitwiang 36 people
- Umpha 33 people
- Sohkyntait 32 people
- Aberam 31 people
- Nongbaiu 31 people

All 328 villages in Mawshynrut

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Mawshut? 793120
- How far is Mawshut from Nongstoin? 103 km by road
- What is the population of Mawshut? 33 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawshut in? West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawshut? 68.2% (Census 2011)

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