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

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Village · Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills 

# Mawthaw

Mawthaw is a village in Nongstoin sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **282 people in 41 households**, the 67th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 282people (2011)
- 41households
- 85.4%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Mawthaw PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockNongstoin
- Census village code276709

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

## How far is Mawthaw from nearby towns?

- Nongstoin (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)23 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)23 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 Mawthaw?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 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

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Mawthaw

Of every 100 households in Mawthaw in 2011, 93 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mawthaw · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**39%

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

**30%

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

**66%

Tap water ****100%**

**29%

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

**6%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****2%**

**13%

Television ****0%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****98%**

**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 Mawthaw?

■ Mawthaw · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**1003

Working population ****37.9%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 85.0% for women. 37% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 104 (97%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%)

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

- Rambrai285 people
- Laitphlang284 people
- Miangshang284 people
- Nongbah283 people
- Lawdibah279 people
- Umthli277 people
- Nongtnger270 people
- Nongspung Kyrshai266 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawthaw?793119
- How far is Mawthaw from Nongstoin?23 km by road
- What is the population of Mawthaw?282 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawthaw in?West Khasi Hills district (Nongstoin sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawthaw?85.4% (Census 2011)