# Jaroit Village, Mawryngkneng, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawryngkneng, East Khasi Hills 

# Jaroit

Jaroit is a village in Mawryngkneng sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793015**. The 2011 Census counted **798 people in 167 households**, the 23rd largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 798people (2011)
- 167households
- 92.9%literacy
- 793015PIN code

## Jaroit PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jaroit is 793015.** Jaroit falls in Mawryngkneng sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793015
- Community development blockMawryngkneng
- Census village code278405

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

## How far is Jaroit from nearby towns?

- Mawryngkneng (sub-district HQ)98 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)45 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)45 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 Jaroit?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 16 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 Jaroit

Of every 100 households in Jaroit in 2011, 42 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jaroit · ■ Mawryngkneng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**38%

Tap water ****52%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****19%**

**55%

Television ****21%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****64%**

**46%

Own their home ****100%**

**80%

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 Jaroit?

■ Jaroit · ■ Mawryngkneng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.9%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**1015

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**960

Working population ****47.9%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 95.8% for women. 50% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 359 (94%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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 Mawryngkneng

- Thadan1,137 people
- Kynton-U-mon975 people
- Urmasi-U-Joh949 people
- Pomlahier923 people
- Madan-Langning788 people
- Maw-U-Sam782 people
- Nonghali714 people
- Iewpomtiah639 people

[All 64 villages in Mawryngkneng](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawryngkneng/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jaroit?793015
- How far is Jaroit from Shillong?45 km by road
- What is the population of Jaroit?798 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaroit in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawryngkneng sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Jaroit?92.9% (Census 2011)