# Kalasandia Village, Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills 

# Kalasandia

Kalasandia is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793121**. The 2011 Census counted **152 people in 27 households**, the 114th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 3.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 152people (2011)
- 27households
- 3.5%literacy
- 793121PIN code

## Kalasandia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalasandia is 793121.** Kalasandia falls in Mawsynram sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793121
- Community development blockMawsynram
- Census village code278692

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

## How far is Kalasandia from nearby towns?

- Mawsynram (sub-district HQ)53 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)159 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)159 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 Kalasandia?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kalasandia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawsynram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- 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 Kalasandia known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and rice**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Kalasandia

Of every 100 households in Kalasandia in 2011, 44 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalasandia · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****22%**

**31%

Television ****37%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**52%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Kalasandia?

■ Kalasandia · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****3.5%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**979

Working population ****44.1%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 4.9% for men and 1.9% for women. 45% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 3 (4%) · **■** Household industry 25 (37%) · **■** Other work 36 (54%) · **■** Marginal 3 (4%)

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 Mawsynram

- Thakurnaw162 people
- Wahmawlyngdiar159 people
- Asimpara B157 people
- Jympiat153 people
- Synnei Nongthymmai151 people
- Asimpara A144 people
- Peppara134 people
- Pisakuna132 people

[All 166 villages in Mawsynram](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawsynram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalasandia?793121
- How far is Kalasandia from Shillong?159 km by road
- What is the population of Kalasandia?152 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalasandia in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kalasandia?3.5% (Census 2011)