# Wahstew Village, Khatarshnong Laitkroh – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Khatarshnong Laitkroh, East Khasi Hills 

# Wahstew

Wahstew is a village in Khatarshnong Laitkroh sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793015**. The 2011 Census counted **167 people in 37 households**, the 57th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.

- 167people (2011)
- 37households
- 72.7%literacy
- 793015PIN code

## Wahstew PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793015
- Community development blockKhatarshnong Laitkroh
- Census village code278500

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

## How far is Wahstew from nearby towns?

- Khatarshnong Laitkroh (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)32 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)32 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 Wahstew?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawjrong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- 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 Wahstew

Of every 100 households in Wahstew in 2011, 54 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wahstew · ■ Khatarshnong Laitkroh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**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 ****49%**

**50%

Television ****0%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****62%**

**50%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Wahstew?

■ Wahstew · ■ Khatarshnong Laitkroh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**975

Working population ****40.1%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 69.6% for women. 52% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 48 (72%) · **■** Other work 11 (16%) · **■** Marginal 8 (12%)

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

- Rngimawsaw202 people
- Mawthawtieng186 people
- Mawmang183 people
- Nongtraw180 people
- Tynniar161 people
- Laitkynsew156 people
- Sder153 people
- Jathang148 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 Wahstew?793015
- How far is Wahstew from Shillong?32 km by road
- What is the population of Wahstew?167 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wahstew in?East Khasi Hills district (Khatarshnong Laitkroh sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Wahstew?72.7% (Census 2011)