# Bataw Village, Khliehriat, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Khliehriat, Jaintia Hills 

# Bataw

Bataw is a village in Khliehriat sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793160**. The 2011 Census counted **1,509 people in 230 households**, the 19th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%.

- 1,509people (2011)
- 230households
- 80.5%literacy
- 793160PIN code

## Bataw PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bataw is 793160.** Bataw falls in Khliehriat sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793160
- Community development blockKhliehriat
- Census village code279458

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

## How far is Bataw from nearby towns?

- Khliehriat (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)60 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)60 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 Bataw?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Bataw; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rymbai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○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 watertreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Bataw

Of every 100 households in Bataw in 2011, 64 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bataw · ■ Khliehriat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**80%

Use banking services ****14%**

**41%

Television ****20%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**13%

None of these assets ****57%**

**35%

Own their home ****95%**

**87%

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 Bataw?

■ Bataw · ■ Khliehriat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**58.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995**

**982

Working population ****37.4%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 84.4% for women. 45% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 378 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (20%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 72 (13%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Khliehriat

- Ratacherra1,841 people
- Mukha-ialong1,597 people
- Musniang Jongden1,567 people
- Rngad1,530 people
- Cham Cham1,453 people
- Moo Lamanoh1,431 people
- Lum Shyrmit1,378 people
- Jalyiah1,359 people

[All 109 villages in Khliehriat](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/khliehriat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bataw?793160
- How far is Bataw from Jowai?60 km by road
- What is the population of Bataw?1,509 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bataw in?Jaintia Hills district (Khliehriat sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Bataw?80.5% (Census 2011)