Village · Laskein, Jaintia Hills # Mooshroot Mooshroot is a village in Laskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793150. The 2011 Census counted 1,923 people in 291 households, the 15th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%. - 1,923 people (2011) - 291 households - 62.3% literacy - 793150 PIN code ## Mooshroot PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Mooshroot is 793150. Mooshroot falls in Laskein sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793150 - Community development block Laskein - Census village code 279213 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mooshroot from nearby towns? - Laskein (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Jowai (district HQ) 57 km by road - Jowai (nearest town) 57 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mooshroot? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Mooshroot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 2 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Jowai - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jowai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shillong - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mooshroot known for? The main crops are paddy, ginger and maize. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mooshroot Of every 100 households in Mooshroot in 2011, 52 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mooshroot · ■ Laskein rural average - Electricity for lighting 52% 49% - Toilet within the home 55% 50% - No toilet (open defecation) 40% 48% - Tap water 1% 10% - Drinking water within premises 1% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95% - Use banking services 29% 26% - Television 9% 16% - Mobile phone 36% 41% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 2% 4% - None of these assets 59% 48% - Own their home 97% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Mooshroot? ■ Mooshroot · ■ Laskein rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 62.3% 57.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 885 998 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 814 962 - Working population 30.9% 38.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.4% for men and 70.9% for women. 41% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 193 (32%) · ■ Farm labourers 76 (13%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 71 (12%) · ■ Marginal 254 (43%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Laskein - Pasyih 2,339 people - Mynska 2,328 people - Thangrain 2,042 people - Mukroh 1,977 people - Pammanik 1,915 people - Mootyrshiah B 1,881 people - Laskein 1,864 people - Mynso B 1,636 people All 100 villages in Laskein ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mooshroot? 793150 - How far is Mooshroot from Jowai? 57 km by road - What is the population of Mooshroot? 1,923 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mooshroot in? Jaintia Hills district (Laskein sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Mooshroot? 62.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/laskein/mooshroot/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.