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

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Village · Mawthadraishan, West Khasi Hills 

# Mawkaton

Mawkaton is a village in Mawthadraishan sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **542 people in 81 households**, the 39th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 542people (2011)
- 81households
- 70.5%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Mawkaton PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockMawthadraishan
- Census village code276912

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

## How far is Mawkaton from nearby towns?

- Mawthadraishan (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)26 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)26 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 Mawkaton?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Mawkaton; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Laitkseh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 24 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 Mawkaton known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawkaton

Of every 100 households in Mawkaton in 2011, 67 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawkaton · ■ Mawthadraishan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**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 ****0%**

**23%

Television ****0%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****90%**

**52%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mawkaton?

■ Mawkaton · ■ Mawthadraishan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**961

Working population ****43.7%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 72.5% for women. 44% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (48%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (12%) · **■** Marginal 91 (38%)

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

- Kynshi Rashan604 people
- Umdum600 people
- Tyllang562 people
- Mawiawet542 people
- Mawthohbeh520 people
- Ksehkohlang476 people
- Nongdom474 people
- Mawlaisyiem467 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawkaton?793119
- How far is Mawkaton from Nongstoin?26 km by road
- What is the population of Mawkaton?542 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawkaton in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawthadraishan sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawkaton?70.5% (Census 2011)