# Massar Village, Mawthadraishan, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawthadraishan, West Khasi Hills 

# Massar

Massar is a village in Mawthadraishan sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **711 people in 113 households**, the 23rd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 711people (2011)
- 113households
- 44.0%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Massar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Massar is 793119.** Massar falls in Mawthadraishan sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockMawthadraishan
- Census village code276939

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

## How far is Massar from nearby towns?

- Mawthadraishan (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)52 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)52 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 Massar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Massar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○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 watertube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Massar 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 Massar

Of every 100 households in Massar in 2011, 89 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Massar · ■ Mawthadraishan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****87%**

**23%

Television ****68%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**52%

Own their home ****93%**

**95%

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 Massar?

■ Massar · ■ Mawthadraishan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.0%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1123**

**961

Working population ****38.8%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.3% for men and 40.6% for women. 38% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 235 (85%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 11 (4%)

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 Mawthadraishan

- Dommawlieh799 people
- Mawsynnam775 people
- Mawlangren747 people
- Mawkhan713 people
- Shohphria707 people
- Mawlangsu705 people
- Mawkohngei698 people
- Laitnamlang668 people

[All 104 villages in Mawthadraishan](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawthadraishan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Massar?793119
- How far is Massar from Nongstoin?52 km by road
- What is the population of Massar?711 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Massar in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawthadraishan sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Massar?44.0% (Census 2011)