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

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Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills 

# Mawsmai

Mawsmai is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **247 people in 42 households**, the 109th largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 247people (2011)
- 42households
- 69.5%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Mawsmai PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawshynrut
- Census village code276330

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

## How far is Mawsmai from nearby towns?

- Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)84 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)84 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 Mawsmai?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Mawsmai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn 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 bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Mawsmai known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawsmai

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

■ Mawsmai · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**51%

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

**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 ****97%**

**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 Mawsmai?

■ Mawsmai · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**940

Working population ****57.5%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 57.6% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 39 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (39%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%) · **■** Marginal 43 (30%)

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

- Dorangre A251 people
- Riangba251 people
- Riangkang251 people
- Mawkhap248 people
- Agitchak245 people
- Umtap244 people
- Mawlan A241 people
- Salpara241 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawsmai?793120
- How far is Mawsmai from Nongstoin?84 km by road
- What is the population of Mawsmai?247 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawsmai in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawsmai?69.5% (Census 2011)