# Dem Lakang Village, Khliehriat, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Khliehriat, Jaintia Hills 

# Dem Lakang

Dem Lakang is a village in Khliehriat sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793160**. The 2011 Census counted **45 people in 10 households**, the 103rd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%.

- 45people (2011)
- 10households
- 68.4%literacy
- 793160PIN code

## Dem Lakang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793160
- Community development blockKhliehriat
- Census village code279452

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

## How far is Dem Lakang from nearby towns?

- Khliehriat (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)84 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)84 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 Dem Lakang?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Dem Lakang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Borghat
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rymbai
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Dem Lakang known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and betel leaves**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Dem Lakang

Of every 100 households in Dem Lakang in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dem Lakang · ■ Khliehriat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**51%

Tap water ****100%**

**30%

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

**14%

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

**11%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****25%**

**41%

Television ****0%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**13%

None of these assets ****50%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dem Lakang?

■ Dem Lakang · ■ Khliehriat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**58.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****731**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**982

Working population ****46.7%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.6% for men and 75.0% for women. 62% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 19 (90%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (10%)

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

- Lad Lakadong86 people
- Pdien Wah-Khynriam80 people
- Kong Ong75 people
- Moolidor48 people
- Umlaper41 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dem Lakang?793160
- How far is Dem Lakang from Jowai?84 km by road
- What is the population of Dem Lakang?45 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dem Lakang in?Jaintia Hills district (Khliehriat sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dem Lakang?68.4% (Census 2011)