# 12th Mer Village, Khatarshnong Laitkroh – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/khatarshnong-laitkroh/12th-mer/ Village · Khatarshnong Laitkroh, East Khasi Hills # 12th Mer 12th Mer is a village in Khatarshnong Laitkroh sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793015**. The 2011 Census counted **1,915 people in 338 households**, the 1st largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%. - 1,915people (2011) - 338households - 67.6%literacy - 793015PIN code ## 12th Mer PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of 12th Mer is 793015.** 12th Mer falls in Khatarshnong Laitkroh sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code793015 - Community development blockKhatarshnong Laitkroh - Census village code278507 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is 12th Mer from nearby towns? - Khatarshnong Laitkroh (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Shillong (district HQ)20 km by road - Shillong (nearest town)20 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 12th Mer? 13 services counted by the Census are inside 12th Mer; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mawjrong - ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 21 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 12th Mer Of every 100 households in 12th Mer in 2011, 73 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ 12th Mer · ■ Khatarshnong Laitkroh rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **62% Toilet within the home ****56%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **74% Tap water ****1%** **35% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****78%** **50% Television ****28%** **17% Mobile phone ****62%** **34% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **0% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****31%** **50% Own their home ****91%** **88% 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 12th Mer? ■ 12th Mer · ■ Khatarshnong Laitkroh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%** **77.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949** **975 Working population ****36.1%** **44.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.2% for men and 70.1% for women. 50% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 169 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 187 (27%) · **■** Household industry 60 (9%) · **■** Other work 75 (11%) · **■** Marginal 200 (29%) 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 Khatarshnong Laitkroh - Iewshyllong1,609 people - Nongthymmai-Lumthangding1,529 people - Madanlyngdoh1,445 people - Swer1,365 people [All 98 villages in Khatarshnong Laitkroh](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/khatarshnong-laitkroh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of 12th Mer?793015 - How far is 12th Mer from Shillong?20 km by road - What is the population of 12th Mer?1,915 (Census 2011) - Which district is 12th Mer in?East Khasi Hills district (Khatarshnong Laitkroh sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of 12th Mer?67.6% (Census 2011)