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

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Village · Laskein, Jaintia Hills 

# Iooksi

Iooksi is a village in Laskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793150**. The 2011 Census counted **844 people in 138 households**, the 40th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 844people (2011)
- 138households
- 85.2%literacy
- 793150PIN code

## Iooksi PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793150
- Community development blockLaskein
- Census village code279277

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

## How far is Iooksi from nearby towns?

- Laskein (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)56 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)56 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 Iooksi?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Iooksi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn 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 centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Iooksi known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Iooksi

Of every 100 households in Iooksi in 2011, 69 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Iooksi · ■ Laskein rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**48%

Tap water ****13%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**8%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****32%**

**26%

Television ****28%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****43%**

**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 Iooksi?

■ Iooksi · ■ Laskein rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**962

Working population ****35.0%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 88.2% for women. 42% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 50 (17%) · **■** Marginal 207 (70%)

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

- Khlookynrin904 people
- Thadsning890 people
- Shilliang Myntang864 people
- Myntkung845 people
- Mulum761 people
- Praing754 people
- Pdeimutong723 people
- Jongkynshur722 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Iooksi?793150
- How far is Iooksi from Jowai?56 km by road
- What is the population of Iooksi?844 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Iooksi in?Jaintia Hills district (Laskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Iooksi?85.2% (Census 2011)
