Village · Khatarshnong Laitkroh, East Khasi Hills # Jathang Jathang is a village in Khatarshnong Laitkroh sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793015. The 2011 Census counted 148 people in 35 households, the 61st largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%. - 148 people (2011) - 35 households - 90.3% literacy - 793015 PIN code ## Jathang PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jathang is 793015. Jathang falls in Khatarshnong Laitkroh sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793015 - Community development block Khatarshnong Laitkroh - Census village code 278530 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jathang from nearby towns? - Khatarshnong Laitkroh (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Shillong (district HQ) 41 km by road - Shillong (nearest town) 41 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jathang? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Jathang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Mawjrong - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shillong - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shillong - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 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 under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 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 Jathang Of every 100 households in Jathang in 2011, 71 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jathang · ■ Khatarshnong Laitkroh rural average - Electricity for lighting 71% 62% - Toilet within the home 0% 26% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 74% - Tap water 100% 35% - Drinking water within premises 0% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 26% 50% - Television 3% 17% - Mobile phone 34% 34% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 0% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 34% 50% - Own their home 100% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jathang? ■ Jathang · ■ Khatarshnong Laitkroh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 90.3% 77.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 973 1007 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 667 975 - Working population 77.7% 44.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.6% for men and 88.1% for women. 72% of men and 84% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 2 (2%) · ■ Marginal 113 (98%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Khatarshnong Laitkroh - Wahstew 167 people - Tynniar 161 people - Laitkynsew 156 people - Sder 153 people - Steplakrai 145 people - Mawbri 139 people - Lumpyllun 137 people - Warbah 137 people All 98 villages in Khatarshnong Laitkroh ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jathang? 793015 - How far is Jathang from Shillong? 41 km by road - What is the population of Jathang? 148 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jathang in? East Khasi Hills district (Khatarshnong Laitkroh sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Jathang? 90.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/khatarshnong-laitkroh/jathang/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.