# Ialong Village, Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills 

# Ialong

Ialong is a village in Thadlaskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793151**. The 2011 Census counted **3,088 people in 484 households**, the 7th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 3,088people (2011)
- 484households
- 57.2%literacy
- 793151PIN code

## Ialong PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ialong is 793151.** Ialong falls in Thadlaskein sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793151
- Community development blockThadlaskein
- Census village code279172

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

## How far is Ialong from nearby towns?

- Thadlaskein (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)7 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)7 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 Ialong?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Ialong; 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 · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jowai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jowai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Ialong known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Ialong

Of every 100 households in Ialong in 2011, 73 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ialong · ■ Thadlaskein rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**43%

Tap water ****3%**

**7%

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

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**94%

Use banking services ****20%**

**27%

Television ****25%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****46%**

**44%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Ialong?

■ Ialong · ■ Thadlaskein rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.2%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**976

Working population ****49.1%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.9% for men and 64.9% for women. 53% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 386 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 902 (60%) · **■** Marginal 171 (11%)

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 Thadlaskein

- Wahiajer6,168 people
- Sohmynting3,310 people
- Ummulong3,220 people
- Nartiang3,106 people
- Moodymmai2,818 people
- Moolyngkdein2,247 people
- Mustem2,137 people
- Ionglwit2,039 people

[All 133 villages in Thadlaskein](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/thadlaskein/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ialong?793151
- How far is Ialong from Jowai?7 km by road
- What is the population of Ialong?3,088 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ialong in?Jaintia Hills district (Thadlaskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Ialong?57.2% (Census 2011)