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

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Village · Laskein, Jaintia Hills 

# Samatan

Samatan is a village in Laskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793150**. The 2011 Census counted **572 people in 78 households**, the 52nd largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 572people (2011)
- 78households
- 51.6%literacy
- 793150PIN code

## Samatan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793150
- Community development blockLaskein
- Census village code279225

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

## How far is Samatan from nearby towns?

- Laskein (sub-district HQ)56 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)32 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)32 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 Samatan?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Samatan known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Samatan

Of every 100 households in Samatan in 2011, 26 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Samatan · ■ Laskein rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**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 ****0%**

**26%

Television ****4%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****69%**

**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 Samatan?

■ Samatan · ■ Laskein rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.6%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1142**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1253**

**962

Working population ****32.0%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.6% for men and 61.6% for women. 40% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 160 (87%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 18 (10%)

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

- Musiaw688 people
- Shangpung Moolibang677 people
- Biar637 people
- Shangpung Moosyiem602 people
- Thangthring572 people
- Umsalang566 people
- Thadbamon537 people
- Latymphu531 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Samatan?793150
- How far is Samatan from Jowai?32 km by road
- What is the population of Samatan?572 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samatan in?Jaintia Hills district (Laskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Samatan?51.6% (Census 2011)