# Iongkwang Village, Laskein, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Laskein, Jaintia Hills 

# Iongkwang

Iongkwang is a village in Laskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793150**. The 2011 Census counted **310 people in 60 households**, the 69th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 20.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 310people (2011)
- 60households
- 20.8%literacy
- 793150PIN code

## Iongkwang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793150
- Community development blockLaskein
- Census village code279215

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

## How far is Iongkwang from nearby towns?

- Laskein (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)66 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)66 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 Iongkwang?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Iongkwang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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

- Drinking watercovered wells and tanks / ponds
- 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 Iongkwang known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Iongkwang

Of every 100 households in Iongkwang in 2011, 41 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Iongkwang · ■ Laskein rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**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 ****0%**

**26%

Television ****0%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****86%**

**48%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Iongkwang?

■ Iongkwang · ■ Laskein rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****20.8%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**962

Working population ****46.8%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 15.0% for men and 27.4% for women. 55% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 142 (98%)

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

- Iongkasaro371 people
- Thadialong367 people
- Kyrwen360 people
- Madanpohkseh354 people
- Mookyndeng263 people
- Sookhlieh260 people
- Iong-u-Lang231 people
- Lakadong230 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Iongkwang?793150
- How far is Iongkwang from Jowai?66 km by road
- What is the population of Iongkwang?310 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Iongkwang in?Jaintia Hills district (Laskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Iongkwang?20.8% (Census 2011)