Village · Khliehriat, Jaintia Hills # Khliehriat West Khliehriat West is a village in Khliehriat sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793160. The 2011 Census counted 3,249 people in 589 households, the 4th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%. - 3,249 people (2011) - 589 households - 81.9% literacy - 793160 PIN code ## Khliehriat West PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Khliehriat West is 793160. Khliehriat West falls in Khliehriat sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793160 - Community development block Khliehriat - Census village code 279406 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Khliehriat West from nearby towns? - Jowai (district HQ) 33 km by road - Jowai (nearest town) 33 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Khliehriat West? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Khliehriat West; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 govt · 5 private - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 5 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 3 private - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 private - ● Community health centre In village · 1 · 3 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● ATM In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jowai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shillong - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Khliehriat West known for? The main crops are rice and maize. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Khliehriat West Of every 100 households in Khliehriat West in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 21 a car. ■ Khliehriat West · ■ Khliehriat rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 73% - Toilet within the home 99% 45% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 51% - Tap water 20% 30% - Drinking water within premises 28% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 79% 11% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 3% 80% - Use banking services 77% 41% - Television 82% 36% - Mobile phone 90% 52% - Computer with internet 2% 1% - Two-wheeler 8% 2% - Car / jeep / van 21% 13% - None of these assets 6% 35% - Own their home 39% 87% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Khliehriat West? ■ Khliehriat West · ■ Khliehriat rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 81.9% 58.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 973 1014 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 878 982 - Working population 31.8% 35.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.1% for men and 79.6% for women. 41% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 33 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 92 (9%) · ■ Household industry 16 (2%) · ■ Other work 856 (83%) · ■ Marginal 35 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Khliehriat - Rymbai 4,788 people - Sutnga 3,608 people - Soh Kymphor 3,277 people - Umkiang 3,082 people - Byndihati 2,630 people - Bapung Skur 2,289 people - Bapung shnong 2,249 people All 109 villages in Khliehriat ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Khliehriat West? 793160 - How far is Khliehriat West from Jowai? 33 km by road - What is the population of Khliehriat West? 3,249 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khliehriat West in? Jaintia Hills district (Khliehriat sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Khliehriat West? 81.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/khliehriat/khliehriat-west/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.