# Maskut Village, Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills 

# Maskut

Maskut is a village in Thadlaskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793151**. The 2011 Census counted **263 people in 46 households**, the 94th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 20.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 263people (2011)
- 46households
- 20.9%literacy
- 793151PIN code

## Maskut PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793151
- Community development blockThadlaskein
- Census village code279154

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

## How far is Maskut from nearby towns?

- Thadlaskein (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)16 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)16 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 Maskut?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Maskut; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ats
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and canal / river
- 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 Maskut known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Maskut

Of every 100 households in Maskut in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maskut · ■ Thadlaskein rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**6%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****11%**

**27%

Television ****0%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****39%**

**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 Maskut?

■ Maskut · ■ Thadlaskein rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****20.9%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1189**

**976

Working population ****42.6%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 15.8% for men and 27.2% for women. 46% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 9 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (90%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%)

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

- Madansynrang277 people
- Umtangtiang277 people
- Nongkharai272 people
- Iongshiwiat263 people
- Iongthma262 people
- Myn-i262 people
- Mukoiram249 people
- Rudumplu233 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maskut?793151
- How far is Maskut from Jowai?16 km by road
- What is the population of Maskut?263 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maskut in?Jaintia Hills district (Thadlaskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Maskut?20.9% (Census 2011)