Village · Mawryngkneng, East Khasi Hills # Jarain Jarain is a village in Mawryngkneng sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793015. The 2011 Census counted 324 people in 56 households, the 42nd largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 324 people (2011) - 56 households - 84.4% literacy - 793015 PIN code ## Jarain PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jarain is 793015. Jarain falls in Mawryngkneng sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793015 - Community development block Mawryngkneng - Census village code 278411 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jarain from nearby towns? - Mawryngkneng (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road - Shillong (district HQ) 15 km by road - Shillong (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jarain? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Jarain; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop 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 · Shillong - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shillong - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shillong - ○ Primary health centre 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 - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 10 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 Jarain Of every 100 households in Jarain in 2011, 80 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jarain · ■ Mawryngkneng rural average - Electricity for lighting 80% 73% - Toilet within the home 4% 59% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 38% - Tap water 48% 41% - Drinking water within premises 2% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 89% - Use banking services 4% 55% - Television 23% 27% - Mobile phone 2% 37% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 4% - None of these assets 71% 46% - Own their home 86% 80% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jarain? ■ Jarain · ■ Mawryngkneng rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 84.4% 80.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 952 1015 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 960 - Working population 39.2% 40.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.6% for men and 88.4% for women. 50% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 13 (10%) · ■ Other work 9 (7%) · ■ Marginal 105 (83%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mawryngkneng - Jyntah 487 people - Nongtyrkhang 459 people - Lumdiengsai 437 people - Lumkseh 412 people - Umtngew 312 people - Mawkhanu 293 people - Kruin 285 people - Niur 255 people All 64 villages in Mawryngkneng ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jarain? 793015 - How far is Jarain from Shillong? 15 km by road - What is the population of Jarain? 324 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jarain in? East Khasi Hills district (Mawryngkneng sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Jarain? 84.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawryngkneng/jarain/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.