# Sahsniang B Village, Laskein, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Laskein, Jaintia Hills 

# Sahsniang B

Sahsniang B is a village in Laskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793150**. The 2011 Census counted **905 people in 146 households**, the 35th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 905people (2011)
- 146households
- 51.1%literacy
- 793150PIN code

## Sahsniang B PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793150
- Community development blockLaskein
- Census village code279212

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

## How far is Sahsniang B from nearby towns?

- Laskein (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)59 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)59 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 Sahsniang B?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Sahsniang B; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn 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 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 watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 Sahsniang B known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Sahsniang B

Of every 100 households in Sahsniang B in 2011, 48 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sahsniang B · ■ Laskein rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****52%**

**26%

Television ****13%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**1%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****58%**

**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 Sahsniang B?

■ Sahsniang B · ■ Laskein rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.1%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**962

Working population ****37.1%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 37.6% for men and 65.4% for women. 50% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 276 (82%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (11%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 7 (2%)

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

- Maitdieng979 people
- Umdinlieng922 people
- Saba921 people
- Mynkrem909 people
- Khlookynrin904 people
- Thadsning890 people
- Shilliang Myntang864 people
- Myntkung845 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sahsniang B?793150
- How far is Sahsniang B from Jowai?59 km by road
- What is the population of Sahsniang B?905 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahsniang B in?Jaintia Hills district (Laskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sahsniang B?51.1% (Census 2011)