# Thang Skai Village, Khliehriat, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Khliehriat, Jaintia Hills 

# Thang Skai

Thang Skai is a village in Khliehriat sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793160**. The 2011 Census counted **635 people in 111 households**, the 41st largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%.

- 635people (2011)
- 111households
- 80.6%literacy
- 793160PIN code

## Thang Skai PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793160
- Community development blockKhliehriat
- Census village code279462

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

## How far is Thang Skai from nearby towns?

- Khliehriat (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)51 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)51 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 Thang Skai?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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 canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 11 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.

## What is Thang Skai known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and betel leaves**. Products made here include cement. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Thang Skai

Of every 100 households in Thang Skai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Thang Skai · ■ Khliehriat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**51%

Tap water ****87%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**80%

Use banking services ****71%**

**41%

Television ****58%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**13%

None of these assets ****3%**

**35%

Own their home ****75%**

**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 Thang Skai?

■ Thang Skai · ■ Khliehriat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**58.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773**

**982

Working population ****33.5%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 78.1% for women. 41% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 159 (75%) · **■** Marginal 20 (9%)

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

- Chieh Ruphi670 people
- Suna Pyrdi651 people
- Dkhiah West649 people
- Musiang Lamare638 people
- Wahiajer602 people
- Musniang Rim591 people
- Lum Puthoi564 people
- Nongsning563 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thang Skai?793160
- How far is Thang Skai from Jowai?51 km by road
- What is the population of Thang Skai?635 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thang Skai in?Jaintia Hills district (Khliehriat sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Thang Skai?80.6% (Census 2011)
