# Musiaw Village, Laskein, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya) – PIN Code

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Village · Laskein, Jaintia Hills 

# Musiaw

Musiaw is a village in Laskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793150**. The 2011 Census counted **688 people in 121 households**, the 48th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 27.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 688people (2011)
- 121households
- 27.0%literacy
- 793150PIN code

## Musiaw PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793150
- Community development blockLaskein
- Census village code279201

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

## How far is Musiaw from nearby towns?

- Laskein (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)54 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)64 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 Musiaw?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Musiaw; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary 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
- 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.

## What is Musiaw known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Musiaw

Of every 100 households in Musiaw in 2011, 49 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Musiaw · ■ Laskein rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**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 ****6%**

**26%

Television ****1%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****44%**

**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 Musiaw?

■ Musiaw · ■ Laskein rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****27.0%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1140**

**962

Working population ****51.7%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 22.5% for men and 32.0% for women. 55% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 32 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (4%) · **■** Marginal 309 (87%)

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

- Jongkynshur722 people
- Rtiang702 people
- Psiar691 people
- Muthlongrim689 people
- Shangpung Moolibang677 people
- Biar637 people
- Shangpung Moosyiem602 people
- Samatan572 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Musiaw?793150
- How far is Musiaw from Jowai?54 km by road
- What is the population of Musiaw?688 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Musiaw in?Jaintia Hills district (Laskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Musiaw?27.0% (Census 2011)