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

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Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills 

# Nongjaiaw

Nongjaiaw is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **289 people in 50 households**, the 81st largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 289people (2011)
- 50households
- 90.5%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Nongjaiaw PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawshynrut
- Census village code276559

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

## How far is Nongjaiaw from nearby towns?

- Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)73 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)73 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 Nongjaiaw?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Nongjaiaw; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water

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 Nongjaiaw known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Nongjaiaw

Of every 100 households in Nongjaiaw in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nongjaiaw · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**47%

Tap water ****100%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****13%**

**13%

Television ****0%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****53%**

**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 Nongjaiaw?

■ Nongjaiaw · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.5%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**940

Working population ****37.4%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 87.4% for women. 35% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (4%) · **■** Marginal 102 (94%)

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

- Nongrynkew B296 people
- Porla Nongtrai294 people
- Malapara293 people
- Swangre Hamegoan291 people
- Wahthre287 people
- Nongmisei286 people
- Mawkapiah285 people
- Nongmawlein284 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nongjaiaw?793120
- How far is Nongjaiaw from Nongstoin?73 km by road
- What is the population of Nongjaiaw?289 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nongjaiaw in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Nongjaiaw?90.5% (Census 2011)