# Lejri Village, Khliehriat, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Khliehriat, Jaintia Hills 

# Lejri

Lejri is a village in Khliehriat sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793160**. The 2011 Census counted **333 people in 57 households**, the 70th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%.

- 333people (2011)
- 57households
- 71.8%literacy
- 793160PIN code

## Lejri PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793160
- Community development blockKhliehriat
- Census village code279484

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

## How far is Lejri from nearby towns?

- Khliehriat (sub-district HQ)82 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)114 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)114 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 Lejri?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Lejri; 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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khliehriat
- ○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 watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds

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 Lejri 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 Lejri

Of every 100 households in Lejri in 2011, 0 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lejri · ■ Khliehriat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**51%

Tap water ****98%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**14%

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

**11%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****20%**

**41%

Television ****8%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**13%

None of these assets ****78%**

**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 Lejri?

■ Lejri · ■ Khliehriat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**58.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1208**

**982

Working population ****30.3%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 71.1% for women. 51% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (67%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 26 (26%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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

- Borsora359 people
- Um Latdoh349 people
- Lama338 people
- Mynkre335 people
- Suchen Mulieh333 people
- Um Lawang309 people
- Moo Nongtdu305 people
- Shymplong293 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lejri?793160
- How far is Lejri from Jowai?114 km by road
- What is the population of Lejri?333 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lejri in?Jaintia Hills district (Khliehriat sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Lejri?71.8% (Census 2011)