# Lakasein Village, Saipung, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Saipung, Jaintia Hills 

# Lakasein

Lakasein is a village in Saipung sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793200**. The 2011 Census counted **491 people in 93 households**, the 26th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 11.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 491people (2011)
- 93households
- 11.4%literacy
- 793200PIN code

## Lakasein PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793200
- Community development blockSaipung
- Census village code279501

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

## How far is Lakasein from nearby towns?

- Saipung (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)86 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)86 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 Lakasein?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Lakasein; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khliehriat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jowai
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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 and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 9 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 Lakasein

Of every 100 households in Lakasein in 2011, 92 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Lakasein · ■ Saipung rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**57%

Tap water ****100%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**2%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**28%

Television ****7%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**8%

None of these assets ****88%**

**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 Lakasein?

■ Lakasein · ■ Saipung rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****11.4%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**987

Working population ****42.2%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 11.9% for men and 10.9% for women. 48% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (6%) · **■** Marginal 189 (91%)

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

- Daistong596 people
- Lelad552 people
- Myntriang531 people
- Samasi513 people
- Mooknor478 people
- Kremmyrsiang458 people
- Lumkseh450 people
- Mookhain436 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lakasein?793200
- How far is Lakasein from Jowai?86 km by road
- What is the population of Lakasein?491 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lakasein in?Jaintia Hills district (Saipung sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Lakasein?11.4% (Census 2011)