# Amsohtai Village, Amlarem, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Amlarem, Jaintia Hills 

# Amsohtai

Amsohtai is a village in Amlarem sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793109**. The 2011 Census counted **424 people in 90 households**, the 37th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 424people (2011)
- 90households
- 56.7%literacy
- 793109PIN code

## Amsohtai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Amsohtai is 793109.** Amsohtai falls in Amlarem sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793109
- Community development blockAmlarem
- Census village code279358

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

## How far is Amsohtai from nearby towns?

- Amlarem (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)55 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)55 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 Amsohtai?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Amsohtai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jowai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○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 wateruntreated tap water
- 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.

## Homes and amenities in Amsohtai

Of every 100 households in Amsohtai in 2011, 73 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amsohtai · ■ Amlarem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**78%

Tap water ****100%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**16%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****27%**

**46%

Television ****11%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****43%**

**54%

Own their home ****100%**

**89%

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 Amsohtai?

■ Amsohtai · ■ Amlarem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804**

**987

Working population ****45.3%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.2% for men and 62.3% for women. 57% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (25%) · **■** Marginal 143 (74%)

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 Amlarem

- Dawki483 people
- Madan Tyrpait471 people
- Kudeng Rim467 people
- Moosakhia442 people
- Twah - u - Sdiah420 people
- Syndai Mission413 people
- Hawai Bhoi409 people
- Ammutong397 people

[All 98 villages in Amlarem](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/amlarem/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Amsohtai?793109
- How far is Amsohtai from Jowai?55 km by road
- What is the population of Amsohtai?424 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amsohtai in?Jaintia Hills district (Amlarem sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Amsohtai?56.7% (Census 2011)