# Lumstong Village, Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills 

# Lumstong

Lumstong is a village in Thadlaskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793151**. The 2011 Census counted **1,022 people in 162 households**, the 35th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 1,022people (2011)
- 162households
- 31.6%literacy
- 793151PIN code

## Lumstong PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793151
- Community development blockThadlaskein
- Census village code279105

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

## How far is Lumstong from nearby towns?

- Thadlaskein (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)40 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)40 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 Lumstong?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Lumstong; 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 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ats
- ○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

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Lumstong known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Lumstong

Of every 100 households in Lumstong in 2011, 0 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lumstong · ■ Thadlaskein rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**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 ****0%**

**27%

Television ****0%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****99%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Lumstong?

■ Lumstong · ■ Thadlaskein rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.6%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916**

**976

Working population ****46.9%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 23.3% for men and 39.3% for women. 49% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 99 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (23%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 30 (6%) · **■** Marginal 239 (50%)

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

- Bamkamar1,070 people
- Khliehtyrshi1,067 people
- Kpermynsnieh1,047 people
- Nonglatem1,046 people
- Thadmynri1,013 people
- Mookyndur1,009 people
- Moobakhon985 people
- Pdeiniadaw979 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lumstong?793151
- How far is Lumstong from Jowai?40 km by road
- What is the population of Lumstong?1,022 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lumstong in?Jaintia Hills district (Thadlaskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Lumstong?31.6% (Census 2011)