# Tongkiad Village, Laskein, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Laskein, Jaintia Hills 

# Tongkiad

Tongkiad is a village in Laskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793150**. The 2011 Census counted **111 people in 21 households**, the 80th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 111people (2011)
- 21households
- 84.5%literacy
- 793150PIN code

## Tongkiad PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793150
- Community development blockLaskein
- Census village code279275

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

## How far is Tongkiad from nearby towns?

- Laskein (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)55 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)55 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 Tongkiad?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Tongkiad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn 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 bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Tongkiad known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Tongkiad

Of every 100 households in Tongkiad in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tongkiad · ■ Laskein rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**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 ****6%**

**26%

Television ****0%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****22%**

**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 Tongkiad?

■ Tongkiad · ■ Laskein rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1094**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1700**

**962

Working population ****57.7%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 90.2% for women. 66% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 20 (31%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 23 (36%) · **■** Marginal 19 (30%)

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

- Lum Lyntur194 people
- Moobando164 people
- Bhain136 people
- Khliehumbuit113 people
- Mynskiah107 people
- Madanrwai76 people
- Chutwakhu Sarhen63 people
- Myntang Tihwieh10 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tongkiad?793150
- How far is Tongkiad from Jowai?55 km by road
- What is the population of Tongkiad?111 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tongkiad in?Jaintia Hills district (Laskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Tongkiad?84.5% (Census 2011)