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

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Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills 

# Lawbah

Lawbah is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793113**. The 2011 Census counted **1,280 people in 231 households**, the 3rd largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 1,280people (2011)
- 231households
- 93.3%literacy
- 793113PIN code

## Lawbah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lawbah is 793113.** Lawbah falls in Mawsynram sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793113
- Community development blockMawsynram
- Census village code278677

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

## How far is Lawbah from nearby towns?

- Mawsynram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)80 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)80 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 Lawbah?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Lawbah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Lawbah

Of every 100 households in Lawbah in 2011, 93 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lawbah · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**70%

Tap water ****100%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**7%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****38%**

**31%

Television ****39%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****51%**

**52%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Lawbah?

■ Lawbah · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.3%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866**

**979

Working population ****35.2%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 92.7% for women. 45% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 200 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (32%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 100 (22%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%)

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

- Mawlyngbna1,546 people
- Mawsynram Dongrum1,337 people
- Pongkung1,081 people
- Kenmynsaw1,041 people
- Nongtrai969 people
- Umkseh960 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lawbah?793113
- How far is Lawbah from Shillong?80 km by road
- What is the population of Lawbah?1,280 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lawbah in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Lawbah?93.3% (Census 2011)