# Lapalang Village, Pynursla, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/pynursla/lapalang/ Village · Pynursla, East Khasi Hills # Lapalang Lapalang is a village in Pynursla sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793112**. The 2011 Census counted **1,753 people in 297 households**, the 3rd largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%. - 1,753people (2011) - 297households - 77.0%literacy - 793112PIN code ## Lapalang PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Lapalang is 793112.** Lapalang falls in Pynursla sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code793112 - Community development blockPynursla - Census village code279015 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lapalang from nearby towns? - Pynursla (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Shillong (district HQ)72 km by road - Shillong (nearest town)72 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 Lapalang? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Lapalang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pynursla - ○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 bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river - 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 Lapalang known for? The main crops are **arecanut, betel leaves and pine apple**. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Lapalang Of every 100 households in Lapalang in 2011, 66 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Lapalang · ■ Pynursla rural average Electricity for lighting ****66%** **67% Toilet within the home ****16%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **78% Tap water ****95%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****6%** **25% Television ****7%** **19% Mobile phone ****4%** **26% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **0% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****89%** **57% Own their home ****88%** **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 Lapalang? ■ Lapalang · ■ Pynursla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%** **78.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **1030 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950** **1011 Working population ****38.1%** **41.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.9% for men and 78.0% for women. 50% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 41 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 362 (54%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 87 (13%) · **■** Marginal 177 (26%) 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 - Nohwet1,996 people - Nongshken1,781 people - Nongtyngur1,617 people - Mawshun1,464 people - Umkor1,430 people - Tangmang1,375 people [All 156 villages in Pynursla](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/pynursla/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lapalang?793112 - How far is Lapalang from Shillong?72 km by road - What is the population of Lapalang?1,753 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lapalang in?East Khasi Hills district (Pynursla sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Lapalang?77.0% (Census 2011)