Village · Mylliem, East Khasi Hills # Lapalang Lapalang is a village in Mylliem sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793009. The 2011 Census counted 4,292 people in 895 households, the 2nd largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%. - 4,292 people (2011) - 895 households - 87.4% literacy - 793009 PIN code ## Lapalang PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Lapalang is 793009. Lapalang falls in Mylliem sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793009 - Community development block Mylliem - Census village code 278288 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Lapalang from nearby towns? - Mylliem (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Shillong (district HQ) 6 km by road - Shillong (nearest town) 6 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Lapalang? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Lapalang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Shillong - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Shillong - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Mawlai - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 16 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 Lapalang Of every 100 households in Lapalang in 2011, 82 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Lapalang · ■ Mylliem rural average - Electricity for lighting 82% 84% - Toilet within the home 98% 77% - No toilet (open defecation) 1% 20% - Tap water 73% 63% - Drinking water within premises 58% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 48% 11% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 18% 70% - Use banking services 71% 59% - Television 68% 44% - Mobile phone 81% 53% - Computer with internet 3% 2% - Two-wheeler 9% 4% - Car / jeep / van 11% 9% - None of these assets 12% 31% - Own their home 17% 68% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Lapalang? ■ Lapalang · ■ Mylliem rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 87.4% 82.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 991 1025 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 861 959 - Working population 32.1% 40.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.3% for men and 83.5% for women. 48% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 8 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (1%) · ■ Household industry 65 (5%) · ■ Other work 1,259 (91%) · ■ Marginal 39 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mylliem - Nongrah 7,316 people - Laitkor Lumheh 4,146 people - Mawnianglah 3,929 people - Lummawbah 3,621 people - Mawtawar 2,922 people All 97 villages in Mylliem ## Other places named Lapalang - Lapalang · Village, Pynursla, East Khasi Hills · 1,753 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lapalang? 793009 - How far is Lapalang from Shillong? 6 km by road - What is the population of Lapalang? 4,292 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lapalang in? East Khasi Hills district (Mylliem sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Lapalang? 87.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mylliem/lapalang/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.