# Daistong Village, Saipung, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Saipung, Jaintia Hills 

# Daistong

Daistong is a village in Saipung sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793200**. The 2011 Census counted **596 people in 85 households**, the 22nd largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 596people (2011)
- 85households
- 38.5%literacy
- 793200PIN code

## Daistong PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Daistong is 793200.** Daistong falls in Saipung sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793200
- Community development blockSaipung
- Census village code279544

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

## How far is Daistong from nearby towns?

- Saipung (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)75 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)75 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 Daistong?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sutnga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jowai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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, untreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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.

## Homes and amenities in Daistong

Of every 100 households in Daistong in 2011, 61 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Daistong · ■ Saipung rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**57%

Tap water ****74%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**2%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****32%**

**28%

Television ****20%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**8%

None of these assets ****14%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Daistong?

■ Daistong · ■ Saipung rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.5%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**987

Working population ****43.8%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 30.0% for men and 47.2% for women. 44% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 174 (67%) · **■** Other work 14 (5%) · **■** Marginal 70 (27%)

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 Saipung

- Khannar658 people
- Moullian631 people
- Umkyrpong613 people
- Jarain603 people
- Lelad552 people
- Myntriang531 people
- Samasi513 people
- Lakasein491 people

[All 97 villages in Saipung](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/saipung/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Daistong?793200
- How far is Daistong from Jowai?75 km by road
- What is the population of Daistong?596 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Daistong in?Jaintia Hills district (Saipung sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Daistong?38.5% (Census 2011)