# Lum Puthoi Village, Khliehriat, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Khliehriat, Jaintia Hills 

# Lum Puthoi

Lum Puthoi is a village in Khliehriat sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793160**. The 2011 Census counted **564 people in 85 households**, the 44th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%.

- 564people (2011)
- 85households
- 34.6%literacy
- 793160PIN code

## Lum Puthoi PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793160
- Community development blockKhliehriat
- Census village code279442

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

## How far is Lum Puthoi from nearby towns?

- Khliehriat (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)48 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)48 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 Lum Puthoi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Lum Puthoi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- 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.

## Homes and amenities in Lum Puthoi

Of every 100 households in Lum Puthoi in 2011, 59 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Lum Puthoi · ■ Khliehriat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**30%

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

**14%

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

**11%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****37%**

**41%

Television ****8%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**13%

None of these assets ****42%**

**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 Lum Puthoi?

■ Lum Puthoi · ■ Khliehriat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.6%**

**58.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1266**

**982

Working population ****54.3%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.7% for men and 22.5% for women. 61% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 95 (31%) · **■** Marginal 175 (57%)

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

- Musiang Lamare638 people
- Thang Skai635 people
- Wahiajer602 people
- Musniang Rim591 people
- Nongsning563 people
- Lad Rymbai Dongwah545 people
- Lad Rymbai Khlieh Dupon520 people
- Pyrtakuna516 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lum Puthoi?793160
- How far is Lum Puthoi from Jowai?48 km by road
- What is the population of Lum Puthoi?564 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lum Puthoi in?Jaintia Hills district (Khliehriat sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Lum Puthoi?34.6% (Census 2011)