# Thangrain Village, Laskein, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/laskein/thangrain/ Village · Laskein, Jaintia Hills # Thangrain Thangrain is a village in Laskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793150**. The 2011 Census counted **2,042 people in 329 households**, the 13th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 25.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%. - 2,042people (2011) - 329households - 25.4%literacy - 793150PIN code ## Thangrain PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thangrain is 793150.** Thangrain falls in Laskein sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code793150 - Community development blockLaskein - Census village code279204 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thangrain from nearby towns? - Laskein (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Jowai (district HQ)65 km by road - Jowai (nearest town)65 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 Thangrain? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Thangrain; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn 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 - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - Electricity (2011)5 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 Thangrain 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 Thangrain Of every 100 households in Thangrain in 2011, 30 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Thangrain · ■ Laskein rural average Electricity for lighting ****30%** **49% Toilet within the home ****39%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****36%** **48% Tap water ****1%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****12%** **26% Television ****8%** **16% Mobile phone ****40%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****43%** **48% Own their home ****94%** **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 Thangrain? ■ Thangrain · ■ Laskein rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****25.4%** **57.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028** **998 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874** **962 Working population ****47.6%** **38.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 22.5% for men and 28.1% for women. 46% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 923 (95%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 42 (4%) · **■** Marginal 3 (0%) 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 - Saphai2,540 people - Khliehrangnah2,464 people - Pasyih2,339 people - Mynska2,328 people - Mukroh1,977 people - Mooshroot1,923 people - Pammanik1,915 people - Mootyrshiah B1,881 people [All 100 villages in Laskein](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/laskein/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thangrain?793150 - How far is Thangrain from Jowai?65 km by road - What is the population of Thangrain?2,042 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thangrain in?Jaintia Hills district (Laskein sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Thangrain?25.4% (Census 2011)