Village · Laskein, Jaintia Hills
# Mulum

Mulum is a village in Laskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793150. The 2011 Census counted 761 people in 125 households, the 41st largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.
- 761 people (2011)
- 125 households
- 60.6% literacy
- 793150 PIN code

## Mulum PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Mulum is 793150. Mulum falls in Laskein sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793150
- Community development block Laskein
- Census village code 279234

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Mulum from nearby towns?
- Laskein (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ) 33 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town) 33 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Mulum?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker 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 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mulum known for?

The main crops are rice and maize.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Mulum

Of every 100 households in Mulum in 2011, 52 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mulum · ■ Laskein rural average
- Electricity for lighting 52% 49%
- Toilet within the home 42% 50%
- No toilet (open defecation) 58% 48%
- Tap water 0% 10%
- Drinking water within premises 5% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 58% 26%
- Television 12% 16%
- Mobile phone 17% 41%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 4%
- None of these assets 51% 48%
- Own their home 99% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mulum?

■ Mulum · ■ Laskein rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 60.6% 57.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 966 998
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1062 962
- Working population 41.0% 38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.3% for men and 72.7% for women. 47% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 24 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 243 (78%) · ■ Household industry 29 (9%) · ■ Other work 11 (4%) · ■ Marginal 5 (2%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Laskein
- Thadsning 890 people
- Shilliang Myntang 864 people
- Myntkung 845 people
- Iooksi 844 people
- Praing 754 people
- Pdeimutong 723 people
- Jongkynshur 722 people
- Rtiang 702 people

All 100 villages in Laskein

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Mulum? 793150
- How far is Mulum from Jowai? 33 km by road
- What is the population of Mulum? 761 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mulum in? Jaintia Hills district (Laskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mulum? 60.6% (Census 2011)

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