# Niawkmai Village, Laskein, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Laskein, Jaintia Hills 

# Niawkmai

Niawkmai is a village in Laskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793150**. The 2011 Census counted **420 people in 67 households**, the 62nd largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 420people (2011)
- 67households
- 61.6%literacy
- 793150PIN code

## Niawkmai PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793150
- Community development blockLaskein
- Census village code279226

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

## How far is Niawkmai from nearby towns?

- Laskein (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)50 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)50 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 Niawkmai?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Niawkmai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jowai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Niawkmai known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Niawkmai

Of every 100 households in Niawkmai in 2011, 48 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Niawkmai · ■ Laskein rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**48%

Tap water ****14%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****39%**

**26%

Television ****19%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**1%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****50%**

**48%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Niawkmai?

■ Niawkmai · ■ Laskein rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**962

Working population ****46.7%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.2% for men and 76.2% for women. 50% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (35%) · **■** Other work 10 (5%) · **■** Marginal 114 (58%)

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

- Nongryngkoh499 people
- Mynksan479 people
- Lummuriap446 people
- Madanrwan437 people
- Iawthymmei380 people
- Tum-Tum373 people
- Iongkasaro371 people
- Thadialong367 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Niawkmai?793150
- How far is Niawkmai from Jowai?50 km by road
- What is the population of Niawkmai?420 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Niawkmai in?Jaintia Hills district (Laskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Niawkmai?61.6% (Census 2011)