# Mookbu, Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills 

# Mookbu

Mookbu is a village in [Thadlaskein](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/thadlaskein/) sub-district of [Jaintia Hills](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/) district, [Meghalaya](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/), PIN code **793150**. The 2011 Census counted **819 people in 162 households**, the 46th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 819people (2011)
- 162households
- 70.7%literacy
- 793150PIN code

## Mookbu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mookbu is 793150.** Mookbu falls in Thadlaskein sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793150
- Community development blockThadlaskein
- Census village code279062

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

## How far is Mookbu from nearby towns?

- Thadlaskein (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)60 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)60 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 Mookbu?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Mookbu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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 watercovered wells and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Mookbu known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Mookbu

Of every 100 households in Mookbu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mookbu · ■ Thadlaskein rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**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 ****2%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****24%**

**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 Mookbu?

■ Mookbu · ■ Thadlaskein rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**976

Working population ****52.4%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.1% for men and 74.3% for women. 55% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 383 (89%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (9%) · **■** Marginal 8 (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

- Namdong A937 people
- Lapangap931 people
- Mynsngat916 people
- ATS894 people
- Ksehrynshang804 people
- Larnai773 people
- Mookaswan752 people
- Lumcharatoh736 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mookbu?793150
- How far is Mookbu from Jowai?60 km by road
- What is the population of Mookbu?819 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mookbu in?Jaintia Hills district (Thadlaskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mookbu?70.7% (Census 2011)