# Shankhla Village, Khatarshnong Laitkroh – PIN Code

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Village · Khatarshnong Laitkroh, East Khasi Hills 

# Shankhla

Shankhla is a village in Khatarshnong Laitkroh sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793015**. The 2011 Census counted **78 people in 18 households**, the 80th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.

- 78people (2011)
- 18households
- 90.9%literacy
- 793015PIN code

## Shankhla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shankhla is 793015.** Shankhla falls in Khatarshnong Laitkroh sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793015
- Community development blockKhatarshnong Laitkroh
- Census village code278519

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

## How far is Shankhla from nearby towns?

- Khatarshnong Laitkroh (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)30 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)30 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 Shankhla?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Shankhla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Lummawkong
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lummawkong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 15 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 Shankhla known for?

The main crops are **potato, cabbage and radish**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Shankhla

Of every 100 households in Shankhla in 2011, 65 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Shankhla · ■ Khatarshnong Laitkroh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****88%**

**50%

Television ****24%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****53%**

**50%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shankhla?

■ Shankhla · ■ Khatarshnong Laitkroh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.9%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1108**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**975

Working population ****59.0%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 94.3% for women. 57% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 27 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (20%) · **■** Other work 10 (22%)

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

- Dewlieh91 people
- Krohiawhiar88 people
- Laitthemlangsah86 people
- Mawtongreng86 people
- Kukon74 people
- Rngidiengsai70 people
- Tluh68 people
- Myiong66 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 Shankhla?793015
- How far is Shankhla from Shillong?30 km by road
- What is the population of Shankhla?78 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankhla in?East Khasi Hills district (Khatarshnong Laitkroh sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Shankhla?90.9% (Census 2011)