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

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Village · Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills 

# Mawthir

Mawthir is a village in Nongstoin sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **389 people in 74 households**, the 37th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 389people (2011)
- 74households
- 72.4%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Mawthir PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockNongstoin
- Census village code276700

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

## How far is Mawthir 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 Mawthir?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Mawthir; 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 · 1 private
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

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

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- 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.

## What is Mawthir known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and potato**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Mawthir

Of every 100 households in Mawthir in 2011, 3 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mawthir · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**66%

Tap water ****33%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**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 ****34%**

**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 Mawthir?

■ Mawthir · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**1003

Working population ****53.7%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 71.8% for women. 51% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 193 (92%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 11 (5%)

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

- Nongshyrkon A406 people
- Mawlangstieh400 people
- Mawthungmarwei395 people
- Domkohsam389 people
- Nongthymmai380 people
- Ramsngiwar380 people
- Mawduh355 people
- Shiahtangbah349 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawthir?793119
- How far is Mawthir from Nongstoin?35 km by road
- What is the population of Mawthir?389 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawthir in?West Khasi Hills district (Nongstoin sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawthir?72.4% (Census 2011)