# Lahalein Village, Khliehriat, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Khliehriat, Jaintia Hills 

# Lahalein

Lahalein is a village in Khliehriat sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793160**. The 2011 Census counted **406 people in 73 households**, the 62nd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%.

- 406people (2011)
- 73households
- 69.5%literacy
- 793160PIN code

## Lahalein PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793160
- Community development blockKhliehriat
- Census village code279483

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

## How far is Lahalein from nearby towns?

- Khliehriat (sub-district HQ)87 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)125 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)125 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 Lahalein?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Lahalein; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khliehriat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khliehriat
- ○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 watertreated tap water

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 Lahalein 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 Lahalein

Of every 100 households in Lahalein in 2011, 0 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Lahalein · ■ Khliehriat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**51%

Tap water ****100%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**14%

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

**11%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****10%**

**41%

Television ****14%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**13%

None of these assets ****72%**

**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 Lahalein?

■ Lahalein · ■ Khliehriat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**58.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****845**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**982

Working population ****30.0%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 64.8% for women. 53% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 92 (75%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 21 (17%) · **■** Marginal 6 (5%)

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

- Dona Skur427 people
- Umlong418 people
- Pynurkba414 people
- Shilliang Umshong407 people
- Lum Phyllut395 people
- Kairang394 people
- Khlieh Myntriang363 people
- Borsora359 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lahalein?793160
- How far is Lahalein from Jowai?125 km by road
- What is the population of Lahalein?406 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lahalein in?Jaintia Hills district (Khliehriat sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Lahalein?69.5% (Census 2011)