Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills
# Nongshram Wakatak

Nongshram Wakatak is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793120. The 2011 Census counted 122 people in 24 households, the 227th largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.
- 122 people (2011)
- 24 households
- 33.7% literacy
- 793120 PIN code

## Nongshram Wakatak PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Nongshram Wakatak is 793120. Nongshram Wakatak falls in Mawshynrut sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793120
- Community development block Mawshynrut
- Census village code 276582

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

## How far is Nongshram Wakatak from nearby towns?
- Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ) 55 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ) 96 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town) 96 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Nongshram Wakatak?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Nongshram Wakatak; 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
- ● Mobile phone coverage 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 5–10 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

### Water and power
- Electricity (2011) 11 h summer · 11 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nongshram Wakatak known for?

The main crops are paddy and maize.

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

## Homes and amenities in Nongshram Wakatak

Of every 100 households in Nongshram Wakatak in 2011, 100 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.

■ Nongshram Wakatak · ■ Mawshynrut rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 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 5% 18%
- Mobile phone 0% 26%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 40% 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 Nongshram Wakatak?

■ Nongshram Wakatak · ■ Mawshynrut rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 33.7% 74.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 794 956
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1077 940
- Working population 58.2% 43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.6% for men and 20.0% for women. 60% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 4 (6%) · ■ Marginal 65 (92%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Mawshynrut
- Umthlong 127 people
- Riangud 126 people
- Mawthung Nongpdeng 125 people
- Madankhilur 123 people
- Shongbiang 120 people
- Khasi Salbari 118 people
- Mawkuru A 118 people
- Pyrden 118 people

All 328 villages in Mawshynrut

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Nongshram Wakatak? 793120
- How far is Nongshram Wakatak from Nongstoin? 96 km by road
- What is the population of Nongshram Wakatak? 122 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nongshram Wakatak in? West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Nongshram Wakatak? 33.7% (Census 2011)

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