# Lower Mawpud Village, Ranikor, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Ranikor, West Khasi Hills 

# Lower Mawpud

Lower Mawpud is a village in Ranikor sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793106**. The 2011 Census counted **635 people in 114 households**, the 12th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 635people (2011)
- 114households
- 44.8%literacy
- 793106PIN code

## Lower Mawpud PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lower Mawpud is 793106.** Lower Mawpud falls in Ranikor sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793106
- Community development blockRanikor
- Census village code277191

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

## How far is Lower Mawpud from nearby towns?

- Ranikor (sub-district HQ)43 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)89 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)89 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 Lower Mawpud?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Lower Mawpud; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawkyrwat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○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 wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Lower Mawpud known for?

The main crops are **orange, broom stick and betel nut**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Lower Mawpud

Of every 100 households in Lower Mawpud in 2011, 41 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lower Mawpud · ■ Ranikor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**77%

Tap water ****88%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****17%**

**18%

Television ****14%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****83%**

**58%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Lower Mawpud?

■ Lower Mawpud · ■ Ranikor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.8%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1138**

**966

Working population ****43.9%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.5% for men and 48.2% for women. 46% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 212 (76%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 59 (21%)

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 Ranikor

- Khonjoy A666 people
- Umpung659 people
- Ranikor643 people
- Sarin641 people
- Wahkaji626 people
- Keniong584 people
- Mawpyllun575 people
- Lower Puksora569 people

[All 161 villages in Ranikor](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/ranikor/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lower Mawpud?793106
- How far is Lower Mawpud from Nongstoin?89 km by road
- What is the population of Lower Mawpud?635 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lower Mawpud in?West Khasi Hills district (Ranikor sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Lower Mawpud?44.8% (Census 2011)