# Latymphu Village, Laskein, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Laskein, Jaintia Hills 

# Latymphu

Latymphu is a village in Laskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793150**. The 2011 Census counted **531 people in 98 households**, the 56th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 20.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 531people (2011)
- 98households
- 20.1%literacy
- 793150PIN code

## Latymphu PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793150
- Community development blockLaskein
- Census village code279200

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

## How far is Latymphu from nearby towns?

- Laskein (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)55 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)55 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 Latymphu?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Latymphu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 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 watercovered wells and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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.

## Homes and amenities in Latymphu

Of every 100 households in Latymphu in 2011, 69 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Latymphu · ■ Laskein rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**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 ****9%**

**26%

Television ****3%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****62%**

**48%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Latymphu?

■ Latymphu · ■ Laskein rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****20.1%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1082**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1186**

**962

Working population ****27.5%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 18.4% for men and 21.8% for women. 47% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 127 (87%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (10%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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

- Samatan572 people
- Thangthring572 people
- Umsalang566 people
- Thadbamon537 people
- Khatkasla509 people
- Nongryngkoh499 people
- Mynksan479 people
- Lummuriap446 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Latymphu?793150
- How far is Latymphu from Jowai?55 km by road
- What is the population of Latymphu?531 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Latymphu in?Jaintia Hills district (Laskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Latymphu?20.1% (Census 2011)