# Iongshiwiat Village, Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills 

# Iongshiwiat

Iongshiwiat is a village in Thadlaskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793151**. The 2011 Census counted **263 people in 49 households**, the 93rd largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 263people (2011)
- 49households
- 32.0%literacy
- 793151PIN code

## Iongshiwiat PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793151
- Community development blockThadlaskein
- Census village code279109

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

## How far is Iongshiwiat from nearby towns?

- Thadlaskein (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)37 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)37 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 Iongshiwiat?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khliehtyrshi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○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

- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Iongshiwiat known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ginger and broomstick**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Iongshiwiat

Of every 100 households in Iongshiwiat in 2011, 32 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Iongshiwiat · ■ Thadlaskein rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**6%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****6%**

**27%

Television ****4%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****64%**

**44%

Own their home ****81%**

**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 Iongshiwiat?

■ Iongshiwiat · ■ Thadlaskein rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****32.0%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****826**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****650**

**976

Working population ****45.2%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 25.0% for men and 39.8% for women. 47% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 80 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (19%) · **■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 9 (8%) · **■** Marginal 3 (3%)

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

- Lumrot298 people
- Madansynrang277 people
- Umtangtiang277 people
- Nongkharai272 people
- Maskut263 people
- Iongthma262 people
- Myn-i262 people
- Mukoiram249 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Iongshiwiat?793151
- How far is Iongshiwiat from Jowai?37 km by road
- What is the population of Iongshiwiat?263 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Iongshiwiat in?Jaintia Hills district (Thadlaskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Iongshiwiat?32.0% (Census 2011)