Village · Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills # Mawsiangbah Mawsiangbah is a village in Nongstoin sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793119. The 2011 Census counted 228 people in 39 households, the 86th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%. - 228 people (2011) - 39 households - 77.3% literacy - 793119 PIN code ## Mawsiangbah PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Mawsiangbah is 793119. Mawsiangbah falls in Nongstoin sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793119 - Community development block Nongstoin - Census village code 276737 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mawsiangbah from nearby towns? - Nongstoin (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road - Nongstoin (district HQ) 17 km by road - Nongstoin (nearest town) 17 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mawsiangbah? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Mawsiangbah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Nongpyndeng - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shillong - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nongstoin - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mawsiangbah known for? The main crops are paddy, potato and maize. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mawsiangbah Of every 100 households in Mawsiangbah in 2011, 31 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mawsiangbah · ■ Nongstoin rural average - Electricity for lighting 31% 39% - Toilet within the home 0% 30% - No toilet (open defecation) 74% 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 10% 13% - Television 10% 13% - Mobile phone 49% 26% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 51% 56% - Own their home 97% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Mawsiangbah? ■ Mawsiangbah · ■ Nongstoin rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.3% 76.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1111 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1097 1003 - Working population 51.3% 45.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.9% for men and 76.7% for women. 56% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 109 (93%) · ■ Other work 2 (2%) · ■ Marginal 6 (5%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nongstoin - Mawphansin 239 people - Nongsba 234 people - Tiehbah 233 people - Mawdiangkper 229 people - Kyrshai 222 people - Nongkhlaw B 219 people - Mawthar 214 people - Mawlangbah 212 people All 238 villages in Nongstoin ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mawsiangbah? 793119 - How far is Mawsiangbah from Nongstoin? 17 km by road - What is the population of Mawsiangbah? 228 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mawsiangbah in? West Khasi Hills district (Nongstoin sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Mawsiangbah? 77.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/nongstoin/mawsiangbah/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.