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

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Village · Mawthadraishan, West Khasi Hills 

# Mawkhan

Mawkhan is a village in Mawthadraishan sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **713 people in 114 households**, the 22nd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 713people (2011)
- 114households
- 70.2%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Mawkhan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockMawthadraishan
- Census village code276944

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

## How far is Mawkhan from nearby towns?

- Mawthadraishan (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)43 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)43 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 Mawkhan?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 centre5–10 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

- Electricity (2011)10 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 Mawkhan known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawkhan

Of every 100 households in Mawkhan in 2011, 43 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mawkhan · ■ Mawthadraishan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**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 ****7%**

**23%

Television ****9%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****80%**

**52%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Mawkhan?

■ Mawkhan · ■ Mawthadraishan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**961

Working population ****45.2%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 73.0% for women. 47% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 229 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 81 (25%)

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

- Umsaw809 people
- Dommawlieh799 people
- Mawsynnam775 people
- Mawlangren747 people
- Massar711 people
- Shohphria707 people
- Mawlangsu705 people
- Mawkohngei698 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawkhan?793119
- How far is Mawkhan from Nongstoin?43 km by road
- What is the population of Mawkhan?713 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawkhan in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawthadraishan sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawkhan?70.2% (Census 2011)