# Madur Village, Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills 

# Madur

Madur is a village in Thadlaskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793151**. The 2011 Census counted **1,399 people in 241 households**, the 18th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 1,399people (2011)
- 241households
- 46.7%literacy
- 793151PIN code

## Madur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793151
- Community development blockThadlaskein
- Census village code279178

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

## How far is Madur from nearby towns?

- Thadlaskein (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)30 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)30 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 Madur?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khliehtyrshi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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 wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Madur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Madur

Of every 100 households in Madur in 2011, 52 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Madur · ■ Thadlaskein rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**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 ****2%**

**27%

Television ****8%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****71%**

**44%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Madur?

■ Madur · ■ Thadlaskein rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.7%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1101**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1229**

**976

Working population ****47.0%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 33.2% for men and 59.5% for women. 53% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 421 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 224 (34%)

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

- Lad Mukhla1,520 people
- Namdong B1,471 people
- Nongjngi1,460 people
- Mupliang1,433 people
- Nongkhroh1,296 people
- Sabahmuswang1,286 people
- Sanaroo1,271 people
- Iongnoh1,258 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Madur?793151
- How far is Madur from Jowai?30 km by road
- What is the population of Madur?1,399 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madur in?Jaintia Hills district (Thadlaskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Madur?46.7% (Census 2011)