# Maweit Village, Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills 

# Maweit

Maweit is a village in Nongstoin sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **589 people in 88 households**, the 14th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 589people (2011)
- 88households
- 75.7%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Maweit PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockNongstoin
- Census village code276817

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

## How far is Maweit from nearby towns?

- Nongstoin (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)35 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)35 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 Maweit?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Maweit; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○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 watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 13 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.

## Homes and amenities in Maweit

Of every 100 households in Maweit in 2011, 86 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Maweit · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**30%

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

**66%

Tap water ****100%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****41%**

**13%

Television ****37%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**56%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Maweit?

■ Maweit · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883**

**1003

Working population ****53.7%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 76.3% for women. 53% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (12%) · **■** Household industry 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 61 (19%) · **■** Marginal 180 (57%)

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 Nongstoin

- Nongtynniaw612 people
- Iew Rambrai610 people
- Nongkynjang599 people
- Ukiam593 people
- Mawphansyiar568 people
- Nonglwai II543 people
- Mawliehbah Mawnar534 people
- Mawthungkper533 people

[All 238 villages in Nongstoin](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/nongstoin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maweit?793119
- How far is Maweit from Nongstoin?35 km by road
- What is the population of Maweit?589 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maweit in?West Khasi Hills district (Nongstoin sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Maweit?75.7% (Census 2011)