# Iongkasaro Village, Laskein, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Laskein, Jaintia Hills 

# Iongkasaro

Iongkasaro is a village in Laskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793150**. The 2011 Census counted **371 people in 63 households**, the 65th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 371people (2011)
- 63households
- 75.7%literacy
- 793150PIN code

## Iongkasaro PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793150
- Community development blockLaskein
- Census village code279210

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

## How far is Iongkasaro from nearby towns?

- Laskein (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)59 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)59 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 Iongkasaro?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Iongkasaro; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn 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 office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 Iongkasaro known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Iongkasaro

Of every 100 households in Iongkasaro in 2011, 43 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Iongkasaro · ■ Laskein rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

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

**8%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****2%**

**26%

Television ****6%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**1%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****67%**

**48%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Iongkasaro?

■ Iongkasaro · ■ Laskein rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****784**

**962

Working population ****34.2%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.4% for men and 84.2% for women. 42% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 91 (72%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 22 (17%) · **■** Marginal 12 (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 Laskein

- Madanrwan437 people
- Niawkmai420 people
- Iawthymmei380 people
- Tum-Tum373 people
- Thadialong367 people
- Kyrwen360 people
- Madanpohkseh354 people
- Iongkwang310 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Iongkasaro?793150
- How far is Iongkasaro from Jowai?59 km by road
- What is the population of Iongkasaro?371 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Iongkasaro in?Jaintia Hills district (Laskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Iongkasaro?75.7% (Census 2011)