Village · Khliehriat, Jaintia Hills # Lum Shyrmit Lum Shyrmit is a village in Khliehriat sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793160. The 2011 Census counted 1,378 people in 227 households, the 22nd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%. - 1,378 people (2011) - 227 households - 30.7% literacy - 793160 PIN code ## Lum Shyrmit PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Lum Shyrmit is 793160. Lum Shyrmit falls in Khliehriat sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793160 - Community development block Khliehriat - Census village code 279428 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Lum Shyrmit from nearby towns? - Khliehriat (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Jowai (district HQ) 39 km by road - Jowai (nearest town) 39 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Lum Shyrmit? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Lum Shyrmit; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 4 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 4 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop 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 - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Khliehriat - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jowai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shillong - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells - Electricity (2011) 17 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Lum Shyrmit known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and orange. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Lum Shyrmit Of every 100 households in Lum Shyrmit in 2011, 61 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Lum Shyrmit · ■ Khliehriat rural average - Electricity for lighting 61% 73% - Toilet within the home 1% 45% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 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 27% 41% - Television 10% 36% - Mobile phone 3% 52% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 2% 2% - Car / jeep / van 9% 13% - None of these assets 60% 35% - Own their home 100% 87% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Lum Shyrmit? ■ Lum Shyrmit · ■ Khliehriat rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 30.7% 58.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1104 1014 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1223 982 - Working population 39.7% 35.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 27.8% for men and 33.5% for women. 44% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 459 (84%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 15 (3%) · ■ Marginal 65 (12%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Khliehriat - Rngad 1,530 people - Bataw 1,509 people - Cham Cham 1,453 people - Moo Lamanoh 1,431 people - Jalyiah 1,359 people - Pamra Kmai 1,320 people - Tuber Shohshrieh 1,228 people - Iapmala 1,104 people All 109 villages in Khliehriat ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lum Shyrmit? 793160 - How far is Lum Shyrmit from Jowai? 39 km by road - What is the population of Lum Shyrmit? 1,378 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lum Shyrmit in? Jaintia Hills district (Khliehriat sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Lum Shyrmit? 30.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/khliehriat/lum-shyrmit/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.