Village · Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills # Mawsiej Mawsiej is a village in Nongstoin sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793119. The 2011 Census counted 95 people in 16 households, the 180th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%. - 95 people (2011) - 16 households - 75.0% literacy - 793119 PIN code ## Mawsiej PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Mawsiej is 793119. Mawsiej falls in Nongstoin sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793119 - Community development block Nongstoin - Census village code 276752 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mawsiej 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 Mawsiej? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Mawsiej; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage 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 - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells - Electricity (2011) 19 h summer · 19 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mawsiej known for? The main crops are paddy, potato and maize. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mawsiej Of every 100 households in Mawsiej in 2011, 21 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mawsiej · ■ Nongstoin rural average - Electricity for lighting 21% 39% - Toilet within the home 7% 30% - No toilet (open defecation) 93% 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 0% 13% - Television 0% 13% - Mobile phone 0% 26% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 100% 56% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Mawsiej? ■ Mawsiej · ■ Nongstoin rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.0% 76.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 900 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 688 1003 - Working population 27.4% 45.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.4% for men and 70.6% for women. 30% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 25 (96%) · ■ Other work 1 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nongstoin - Umshem 99 people - Lawshnong 97 people - Mawiawtep 97 people - Lawsiej 96 people - Shnong Kohkam 95 people - Mawiawniang 94 people - Nongshilliang 89 people - Kujynrong 87 people All 238 villages in Nongstoin ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mawsiej? 793119 - How far is Mawsiej from Nongstoin? 17 km by road - What is the population of Mawsiej? 95 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mawsiej in? West Khasi Hills district (Nongstoin sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Mawsiej? 75.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/nongstoin/mawsiej/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.