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

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Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills 

# Photjalei

Photjalei is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **254 people in 45 households**, the 102nd largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 254people (2011)
- 45households
- 78.4%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Photjalei PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawshynrut
- Census village code276562

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

## How far is Photjalei from nearby towns?

- Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)40 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)40 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 Photjalei?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Photjalei; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn 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 watercovered wells and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 h winter

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 Photjalei 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 Photjalei

Of every 100 households in Photjalei in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Photjalei · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**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 ****26%**

**13%

Television ****7%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****52%**

**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 Photjalei?

■ Photjalei · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****730**

**940

Working population ****73.2%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 75.2% for women. 73% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 43 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 135 (73%)

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

- Tynhiang263 people
- Mawlaidong262 people
- Mawthylliang261 people
- Awiak257 people
- Porla B254 people
- Riangju253 people
- Dorangre A251 people
- Riangba251 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Photjalei?793120
- How far is Photjalei from Nongstoin?40 km by road
- What is the population of Photjalei?254 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Photjalei in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Photjalei?78.4% (Census 2011)