Village · Laskein, Jaintia Hills
# Shangpung Moosyiem

Shangpung Moosyiem is a village in Laskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793150. The 2011 Census counted 602 people in 98 households, the 51st largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.
- 602 people (2011)
- 98 households
- 87.3% literacy
- 793150 PIN code

## Shangpung Moosyiem PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Shangpung Moosyiem is 793150. Shangpung Moosyiem falls in Laskein sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793150
- Community development block Laskein
- Census village code 279259

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Shangpung Moosyiem from nearby towns?
- Laskein (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ) 24 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town) 24 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Shangpung Moosyiem?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Shangpung Mission
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jowai
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shillong
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shangpung Moosyiem known for?

The main crops are maize, paddy and turmeric.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Shangpung Moosyiem

Of every 100 households in Shangpung Moosyiem in 2011, 90 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Shangpung Moosyiem · ■ Laskein rural average
- Electricity for lighting 90% 49%
- Toilet within the home 84% 50%
- No toilet (open defecation) 16% 48%
- Tap water 19% 10%
- Drinking water within premises 36% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 40% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 35% 95%
- Use banking services 85% 26%
- Television 57% 16%
- Mobile phone 89% 41%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 17% 4%
- None of these assets 6% 48%
- Own their home 64% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Shangpung Moosyiem?

■ Shangpung Moosyiem · ■ Laskein rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 87.3% 57.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 948 998
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1200 962
- Working population 32.9% 38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 88.7% for women. 43% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 17 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 9 (5%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 157 (79%) · ■ Marginal 14 (7%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Laskein
- Muthlongrim 689 people
- Musiaw 688 people
- Shangpung Moolibang 677 people
- Biar 637 people
- Samatan 572 people
- Thangthring 572 people
- Umsalang 566 people
- Thadbamon 537 people

All 100 villages in Laskein

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Shangpung Moosyiem? 793150
- How far is Shangpung Moosyiem from Jowai? 24 km by road
- What is the population of Shangpung Moosyiem? 602 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shangpung Moosyiem in? Jaintia Hills district (Laskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Shangpung Moosyiem? 87.3% (Census 2011)

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