# Jasir Village, Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills 

# Jasir

Jasir is a village in Shella Bholaganj sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793108**. The 2011 Census counted **148 people in 29 households**, the 75th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 148people (2011)
- 29households
- 92.7%literacy
- 793108PIN code

## Jasir PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jasir is 793108.** Jasir falls in Shella Bholaganj sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793108
- Community development blockShella Bholaganj
- Census village code278842

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

## How far is Jasir from nearby towns?

- Shella Bholaganj (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)90 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)90 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 Jasir?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Jasir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sohra
- ○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 bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 15 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 Jasir known for?

The main crops are **arecanut**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Jasir

Of every 100 households in Jasir in 2011, 67 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Jasir · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**77%

Tap water ****100%**

**47%

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

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**89%

Use banking services ****27%**

**30%

Television ****37%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**59%

Own their home ****90%**

**81%

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 Jasir?

■ Jasir · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.7%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1312**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**953

Working population ****28.4%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.2% for men and 91.5% for women. 42% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 4 (10%) · **■** Other work 33 (79%) · **■** Marginal 5 (12%)

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 Shella Bholaganj

- Tyrngei171 people
- Kurikhal158 people
- Rumnong156 people
- Umdud150 people
- Ramsongkatenor148 people
- Lad Sohbar146 people
- Tharia145 people
- Mawiong144 people

[All 139 villages in Shella Bholaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/shella-bholaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jasir?793108
- How far is Jasir from Shillong?90 km by road
- What is the population of Jasir?148 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jasir in?East Khasi Hills district (Shella Bholaganj sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Jasir?92.7% (Census 2011)