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

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Village · Laskein, Jaintia Hills 

# Praing

Praing is a village in Laskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793150**. The 2011 Census counted **754 people in 129 households**, the 42nd largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 754people (2011)
- 129households
- 60.9%literacy
- 793150PIN code

## Praing PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793150
- Community development blockLaskein
- Census village code279279

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

## How far is Praing from nearby towns?

- Laskein (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)69 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)69 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 Praing?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Praing; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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
- ○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 watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Praing known for?

The main crops are **rice**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Praing

Of every 100 households in Praing in 2011, 89 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Praing · ■ Laskein rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**48%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****2%**

**26%

Television ****12%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****52%**

**48%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Praing?

■ Praing · ■ Laskein rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**962

Working population ****34.2%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.2% for men and 69.7% for women. 50% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 80 (31%) · **■** Other work 126 (49%) · **■** Marginal 52 (20%)

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

- Shilliang Myntang864 people
- Myntkung845 people
- Iooksi844 people
- Mulum761 people
- Pdeimutong723 people
- Jongkynshur722 people
- Rtiang702 people
- Psiar691 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Praing?793150
- How far is Praing from Jowai?69 km by road
- What is the population of Praing?754 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Praing in?Jaintia Hills district (Laskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Praing?60.9% (Census 2011)