# Laitshuthim Village, Pynursla, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Pynursla, East Khasi Hills 

# Laitshuthim

Laitshuthim is a village in Pynursla sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793112**. The 2011 Census counted **167 people in 37 households**, the 92nd largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 167people (2011)
- 37households
- 64.3%literacy
- 793112PIN code

## Laitshuthim PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Laitshuthim is 793112.** Laitshuthim falls in Pynursla sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793112
- Community development blockPynursla
- Census village code278925

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

## How far is Laitshuthim from nearby towns?

- Pynursla (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)45 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)45 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 Laitshuthim?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Laitshuthim; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pynursla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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

- 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 Laitshuthim known for?

The main crops are **vegetables**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Laitshuthim

Of every 100 households in Laitshuthim in 2011, 32 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Laitshuthim · ■ Pynursla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****19%**

**25%

Television ****8%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****84%**

**57%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Laitshuthim?

■ Laitshuthim · ■ Pynursla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****835**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**1011

Working population ****38.3%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 54.4% for women. 46% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (47%) · **■** Other work 12 (19%) · **■** Marginal 14 (22%)

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 Pynursla

- Lyting Lalbri192 people
- Tishang180 people
- Thang-Juban175 people
- Dymmiew167 people
- Mawpyrthuh160 people
- Burma157 people
- Lyngkhat152 people
- Iar Bamon142 people

[All 156 villages in Pynursla](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/pynursla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Laitshuthim?793112
- How far is Laitshuthim from Shillong?45 km by road
- What is the population of Laitshuthim?167 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Laitshuthim in?East Khasi Hills district (Pynursla sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Laitshuthim?64.3% (Census 2011)