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

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Village · Laskein, Jaintia Hills 

# Biar

Biar is a village in Laskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793150**. The 2011 Census counted **637 people in 93 households**, the 50th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 637people (2011)
- 93households
- 60.9%literacy
- 793150PIN code

## Biar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793150
- Community development blockLaskein
- Census village code279269

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

## How far is Biar from nearby towns?

- Laskein (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)45 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)45 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 Biar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Biar; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jowai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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.

## What is Biar known for?

The main crops are **rice**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Biar

Of every 100 households in Biar in 2011, 25 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Biar · ■ Laskein rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****56%**

**26%

Television ****7%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****53%**

**48%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Biar?

■ Biar · ■ Laskein rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086**

**962

Working population ****38.5%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.5% for men and 70.5% for women. 41% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 34 (14%) · **■** Marginal 200 (82%)

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

- Psiar691 people
- Muthlongrim689 people
- Musiaw688 people
- Shangpung Moolibang677 people
- Shangpung Moosyiem602 people
- Samatan572 people
- Thangthring572 people
- Umsalang566 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Biar?793150
- How far is Biar from Jowai?45 km by road
- What is the population of Biar?637 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biar in?Jaintia Hills district (Laskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Biar?60.9% (Census 2011)