# Barato Village, Laskein, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya) – PIN Code

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Village · Laskein, Jaintia Hills 

# Barato

Barato is a village in Laskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793150**. The 2011 Census counted **4,027 people in 634 households**, the 2nd largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 4,027people (2011)
- 634households
- 48.4%literacy
- 793150PIN code

## Barato PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barato is 793150.** Barato falls in Laskein sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793150
- Community development blockLaskein
- Census village code279198

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

## How far is Barato from nearby towns?

- Laskein (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)62 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)62 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 Barato?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Barato; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 4 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 4 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jowai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Barato known for?

The main crops are **paddy and turmeric**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Barato

Of every 100 households in Barato in 2011, 19 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Barato · ■ Laskein rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**48%

Tap water ****22%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****13%**

**26%

Television ****10%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****50%**

**48%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Barato?

■ Barato · ■ Laskein rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.4%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021**

**962

Working population ****41.3%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.5% for men and 57.0% for women. 48% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 197 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (8%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 508 (31%) · **■** Marginal 818 (49%)

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 Laskein

- Kyndongtuber4,874 people
- Thadmuthlong3,427 people
- Mowkaiaw2,842 people
- Raliang2,811 people
- Shangpung Pohshnong2,803 people

[All 100 villages in Laskein](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/laskein/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barato?793150
- How far is Barato from Jowai?62 km by road
- What is the population of Barato?4,027 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barato in?Jaintia Hills district (Laskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Barato?48.4% (Census 2011)