# Thangthring Village, Laskein, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Laskein, Jaintia Hills 

# Thangthring

Thangthring is a village in Laskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793150**. The 2011 Census counted **572 people in 95 households**, the 53rd largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 572people (2011)
- 95households
- 45.9%literacy
- 793150PIN code

## Thangthring PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793150
- Community development blockLaskein
- Census village code279228

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

## How far is Thangthring from nearby towns?

- Laskein (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)68 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)68 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 Thangthring?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Thangthring; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jowai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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 watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Thangthring known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Thangthring

Of every 100 households in Thangthring in 2011, 0 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Thangthring · ■ Laskein rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**48%

Tap water ****100%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****1%**

**26%

Television ****0%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****61%**

**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 Thangthring?

■ Thangthring · ■ Laskein rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.9%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****676**

**962

Working population ****34.8%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 31.0% for men and 60.7% for women. 40% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 44 (22%) · **■** Other work 14 (7%) · **■** Marginal 141 (71%)

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

- Shangpung Moolibang677 people
- Biar637 people
- Shangpung Moosyiem602 people
- Samatan572 people
- Umsalang566 people
- Thadbamon537 people
- Latymphu531 people
- Khatkasla509 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thangthring?793150
- How far is Thangthring from Jowai?68 km by road
- What is the population of Thangthring?572 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thangthring in?Jaintia Hills district (Laskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Thangthring?45.9% (Census 2011)