Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills # Mawsikar Mawsikar is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793120. The 2011 Census counted 340 people in 55 households, the 60th largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 340 people (2011) - 55 households - 87.9% literacy - 793120 PIN code ## Mawsikar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Mawsikar is 793120. Mawsikar falls in Mawshynrut sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793120 - Community development block Mawshynrut - Census village code 276417 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mawsikar from nearby towns? - Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ) 50 km by road - Nongstoin (district HQ) 60 km by road - Nongstoin (nearest town) 60 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mawsikar? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Mawsikar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Umbah - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Nongstoin - ○ 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 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mawsikar known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and pulses. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mawsikar Of every 100 households in Mawsikar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Mawsikar · ■ Mawshynrut rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 30% - Toilet within the home 4% 51% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 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 30% 13% - Television 26% 18% - Mobile phone 49% 26% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 3% - Car / jeep / van 4% 2% - None of these assets 15% 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 Mawsikar? ■ Mawsikar · ■ Mawshynrut rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 87.9% 74.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 965 956 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 804 940 - Working population 43.2% 43.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.6% for men and 85.2% for women. 45% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 144 (98%) · ■ Other work 3 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mawshynrut - Mawkhar 360 people - Mynniar 356 people - Kyllon Mathei 352 people - Mawdiangsnam 340 people - Noapara 333 people - Mawsaw 332 people - Mawtynrong 332 people - Langpih 330 people All 328 villages in Mawshynrut ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mawsikar? 793120 - How far is Mawsikar from Nongstoin? 60 km by road - What is the population of Mawsikar? 340 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mawsikar in? West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Mawsikar? 87.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawshynrut/mawsikar/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.