# Laitsdad Village, Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills 

# Laitsdad

Laitsdad is a village in Mawphlang sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **342 people in 55 households**, the 82nd largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 342people (2011)
- 55households
- 75.4%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Laitsdad PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Laitsdad is 793120.** Laitsdad falls in Mawphlang sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawphlang
- Census village code278143

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

## How far is Laitsdad from nearby towns?

- Mawphlang (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)48 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)48 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 Laitsdad?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Laitsdad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawphlang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- 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.

## What is Laitsdad known for?

The main crops are **paddy, potato and maize**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Laitsdad

Of every 100 households in Laitsdad in 2011, 96 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Laitsdad · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**44%

Tap water ****90%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**14%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****6%**

**30%

Television ****10%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****59%**

**60%

Own their home ****98%**

**86%

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 Laitsdad?

■ Laitsdad · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**980

Working population ****36.5%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 72.2% for women. 36% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 70 (56%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 51 (41%)

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 Mawphlang

- Wahrahaw354 people
- Mawphansnar350 people
- Mawkynjing348 people
- Traw Saitkhlieh347 people
- Umtyrniut342 people
- Perkseh341 people
- Phanniewlahrum337 people
- Jamynthlen335 people

[All 184 villages in Mawphlang](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawphlang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Laitsdad?793120
- How far is Laitsdad from Shillong?48 km by road
- What is the population of Laitsdad?342 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Laitsdad in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawphlang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Laitsdad?75.4% (Census 2011)