# Khatkasla Village, Laskein, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Laskein, Jaintia Hills 

# Khatkasla

Khatkasla is a village in Laskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793150**. The 2011 Census counted **509 people in 90 households**, the 57th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 509people (2011)
- 90households
- 33.7%literacy
- 793150PIN code

## Khatkasla PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793150
- Community development blockLaskein
- Census village code279206

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

## How far is Khatkasla from nearby towns?

- Laskein (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)69 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)69 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 Khatkasla?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Khatkasla; 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
- ●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 centre10+ 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 wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Khatkasla known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Khatkasla

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

■ Khatkasla · ■ Laskein rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**49%

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

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**48%

Tap water ****10%**

**10%

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

**8%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****11%**

**26%

Television ****0%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****72%**

**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 Khatkasla?

■ Khatkasla · ■ Laskein rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.7%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1148**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286**

**962

Working population ****39.3%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 22.4% for men and 44.0% for women. 44% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 26 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 167 (84%)

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

- Thangthring572 people
- Umsalang566 people
- Thadbamon537 people
- Latymphu531 people
- Nongryngkoh499 people
- Mynksan479 people
- Lummuriap446 people
- Madanrwan437 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khatkasla?793150
- How far is Khatkasla from Jowai?69 km by road
- What is the population of Khatkasla?509 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khatkasla in?Jaintia Hills district (Laskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Khatkasla?33.7% (Census 2011)