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

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Village · Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills 

# Mawjai

Mawjai is a village in Nongstoin sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **261 people in 44 households**, the 72nd largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 261people (2011)
- 44households
- 79.7%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Mawjai PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockNongstoin
- Census village code276869

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

## How far is Mawjai from nearby towns?

- Nongstoin (sub-district HQ)62 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)62 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)62 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 Mawjai?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Mawjai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○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

- Electricity (2011)8 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.

## Homes and amenities in Mawjai

Of every 100 households in Mawjai in 2011, 42 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawjai · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

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

**6%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****18%**

**13%

Television ****12%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****70%**

**56%

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 Mawjai?

■ Mawjai · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**76.7%

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

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**1003

Working population ****42.1%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 77.8% for women. 43% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 67 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (27%) · **■** Other work 13 (12%)

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

- Lawdibah279 people
- Umthli277 people
- Nongtnger270 people
- Nongspung Kyrshai266 people
- Urkhli256 people
- Marshannamlang255 people
- Umsaw255 people
- Risiang254 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawjai?793119
- How far is Mawjai from Nongstoin?62 km by road
- What is the population of Mawjai?261 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawjai in?West Khasi Hills district (Nongstoin sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawjai?79.7% (Census 2011)