Village · Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills
# New Mawjai

New Mawjai is a village in Nongstoin sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793119. The 2011 Census counted 127 people in 20 households, the 149th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.
- 127 people (2011)
- 20 households
- 83.8% literacy
- 793119 PIN code

## New Mawjai PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of New Mawjai is 793119. New Mawjai falls in Nongstoin sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793119
- Community development block Nongstoin
- Census village code 276870

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is New 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.

## What facilities are there in New Mawjai?

4 services counted by the Census are inside New Mawjai; 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
- ● Middle school In village · 1 private
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○ 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 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in New Mawjai

Of every 100 households in New Mawjai in 2011, 30 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ New Mawjai · ■ Nongstoin rural average
- Electricity for lighting 30% 39%
- Toilet within the home 0% 30%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 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 25% 13%
- Television 10% 13%
- Mobile phone 30% 26%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 50% 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 New Mawjai?

■ New Mawjai · ■ Nongstoin rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 83.8% 76.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1048 983
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 647 1003
- Working population 35.4% 45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 77.8% for women. 39% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 36 (80%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (2%) · ■ Other work 7 (16%) · ■ Marginal 1 (2%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nongstoin
- Dirang 129 people
- Umsumbah 129 people
- Mawmluh II 128 people
- Marwa 127 people
- Umiang 127 people
- Mawkohmah 122 people
- Rimyniar 122 people
- Rynniaw 122 people

All 238 villages in Nongstoin

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of New Mawjai? 793119
- How far is New Mawjai from Nongstoin? 62 km by road
- What is the population of New Mawjai? 127 (Census 2011)
- Which district is New Mawjai in? West Khasi Hills district (Nongstoin sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of New Mawjai? 83.8% (Census 2011)

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