# Swer Village, Khatarshnong Laitkroh – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Khatarshnong Laitkroh, East Khasi Hills 

# Swer

Swer is a village in Khatarshnong Laitkroh sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793015**. The 2011 Census counted **1,365 people in 275 households**, the 5th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.

- 1,365people (2011)
- 275households
- 78.6%literacy
- 793015PIN code

## Swer PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793015
- Community development blockKhatarshnong Laitkroh
- Census village code278525

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

## How far is Swer from nearby towns?

- Khatarshnong Laitkroh (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)28 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)28 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 Swer?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Swer; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mawjrong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Swer

Of every 100 households in Swer in 2011, 32 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Swer · ■ Khatarshnong Laitkroh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**74%

Tap water ****48%**

**35%

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

**5%

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

**0%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****78%**

**50%

Television ****14%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****46%**

**50%

Own their home ****78%**

**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 Swer?

■ Swer · ■ Khatarshnong Laitkroh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**975

Working population ****40.9%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 78.6% for women. 47% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 134 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 353 (63%) · **■** Marginal 44 (8%)

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

- 12th Mer1,915 people
- Iewshyllong1,609 people
- Nongthymmai-Lumthangding1,529 people
- Madanlyngdoh1,445 people
- Umthli1,193 people
- Madanlyngkhi-Nonglum1,041 people
- Mawkma1,009 people
- Iewmawiong1,000 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 Swer?793015
- How far is Swer from Shillong?28 km by road
- What is the population of Swer?1,365 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Swer in?East Khasi Hills district (Khatarshnong Laitkroh sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Swer?78.6% (Census 2011)
