# Madanpohkseh Village, Laskein, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Laskein, Jaintia Hills 

# Madanpohkseh

Madanpohkseh is a village in Laskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793150**. The 2011 Census counted **354 people in 69 households**, the 68th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 354people (2011)
- 69households
- 43.1%literacy
- 793150PIN code

## Madanpohkseh PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793150
- Community development blockLaskein
- Census village code279290

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

## How far is Madanpohkseh from nearby towns?

- Laskein (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)74 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)74 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 Madanpohkseh?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Madanpohkseh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

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 Madanpohkseh known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Madanpohkseh

Of every 100 households in Madanpohkseh in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Madanpohkseh · ■ Laskein rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**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 ****10%**

**26%

Television ****6%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****51%**

**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 Madanpohkseh?

■ Madanpohkseh · ■ Laskein rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.1%**

**57.4%

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

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**962

Working population ****33.1%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 36.5% for men and 49.2% for women. 49% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 34 (29%) · **■** Other work 80 (68%) · **■** Marginal 3 (3%)

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

- Tum-Tum373 people
- Iongkasaro371 people
- Thadialong367 people
- Kyrwen360 people
- Iongkwang310 people
- Mookyndeng263 people
- Sookhlieh260 people
- Iong-u-Lang231 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Madanpohkseh?793150
- How far is Madanpohkseh from Jowai?74 km by road
- What is the population of Madanpohkseh?354 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madanpohkseh in?Jaintia Hills district (Laskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Madanpohkseh?43.1% (Census 2011)