Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills # Laitniangtlong Laitniangtlong is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793121. The 2011 Census counted 243 people in 41 households, the 85th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%. - 243 people (2011) - 41 households - 73.3% literacy - 793121 PIN code ## Laitniangtlong PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Laitniangtlong is 793121. Laitniangtlong falls in Mawsynram sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793121 - Community development block Mawsynram - Census village code 278607 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Laitniangtlong from nearby towns? - Mawsynram (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Shillong (district HQ) 54 km by road - Shillong (nearest town) 54 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Laitniangtlong? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Laitniangtlong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Mawsynram - ○ 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 - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Laitniangtlong known for? The main crops are potato, maize and paddy. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Laitniangtlong Of every 100 households in Laitniangtlong in 2011, 86 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Laitniangtlong · ■ Mawsynram rural average - Electricity for lighting 86% 74% - Toilet within the home 32% 28% - No toilet (open defecation) 68% 70% - Tap water 0% 47% - Drinking water within premises 0% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 38% 31% - Television 11% 25% - Mobile phone 81% 24% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 16% 52% - Own their home 92% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Laitniangtlong? ■ Laitniangtlong · ■ Mawsynram rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.3% 74.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1059 993 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 778 979 - Working population 45.7% 40.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.1% for men and 68.3% for women. 50% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 66 (59%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (7%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 14 (13%) · ■ Marginal 22 (20%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mawsynram - Thieddieng Nongrim 260 people - Mawrohroh 253 people - Mawpdai 250 people - Umtyllun 247 people - Mawlyngkut 240 people - Domsohpian 232 people - Hurupakni 231 people - Purno Nagar 227 people All 166 villages in Mawsynram ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Laitniangtlong? 793121 - How far is Laitniangtlong from Shillong? 54 km by road - What is the population of Laitniangtlong? 243 (Census 2011) - Which district is Laitniangtlong in? East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Laitniangtlong? 73.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawsynram/laitniangtlong/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.