Village · Mawryngkneng, East Khasi Hills
# Lamlyer

Lamlyer is a village in Mawryngkneng sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793021. The 2011 Census counted 532 people in 93 households, the 35th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.
- 532 people (2011)
- 93 households
- 69.4% literacy
- 793021 PIN code

## Lamlyer PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Lamlyer is 793021. Lamlyer falls in Mawryngkneng sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793021
- Community development block Mawryngkneng
- Census village code 278384

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Lamlyer 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 Lamlyer?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Lamlyer; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 private
- ● 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 · 7 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 Lamlyer

Of every 100 households in Lamlyer in 2011, 71 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lamlyer · ■ Mawryngkneng rural average
- Electricity for lighting 71% 73%
- Toilet within the home 3% 59%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 38%
- Tap water 24% 41%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 89%
- Use banking services 0% 55%
- Television 13% 27%
- Mobile phone 2% 37%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 85% 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 Lamlyer?

■ Lamlyer · ■ Mawryngkneng rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 69.4% 80.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1120 1015
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1167 960
- Working population 38.7% 40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.0% for men and 77.9% for women. 48% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 8 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 12 (6%) · ■ Marginal 185 (90%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Mawryngkneng
- Umiew-Maw -U-Sam 587 people
- Mawiong Diengpasoh 581 people
- Laitkseh 562 people
- Mynriang 533 people
- Siejiong 509 people
- Mapynthaw 499 people
- Jyntah 487 people
- Nongtyrkhang 459 people

All 64 villages in Mawryngkneng

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Lamlyer? 793021
- How far is Lamlyer from Shillong? 15 km by road
- What is the population of Lamlyer? 532 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lamlyer in? East Khasi Hills district (Mawryngkneng sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Lamlyer? 69.4% (Census 2011)

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