Village · Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills
# Moorathud

Moorathud is a village in Thadlaskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793150. The 2011 Census counted 314 people in 62 households, the 84th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.
- 314 people (2011)
- 62 households
- 48.9% literacy
- 793150 PIN code

## Moorathud PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Moorathud is 793150. Moorathud falls in Thadlaskein sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793150
- Community development block Thadlaskein
- Census village code 279099

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Moorathud 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.

## What facilities are there in Moorathud?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Moorathud; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Jowai
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jowai
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shillong
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Moorathud known for?

The main crops are paddy, vegetable and ginger.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Moorathud

Of every 100 households in Moorathud in 2011, 14 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Moorathud · ■ Thadlaskein rural average
- Electricity for lighting 14% 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 100% 94%
- Use banking services 9% 27%
- Television 2% 19%
- Mobile phone 71% 42%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 11% 44%
- Own their home 89% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Moorathud?

■ Moorathud · ■ Thadlaskein rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 48.9% 56.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 950 1019
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1024 976
- Working population 41.1% 41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.7% for men and 54.5% for women. 47% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 47 (36%) · ■ Farm labourers 71 (55%) · ■ Household industry 3 (2%) · ■ Other work 8 (6%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Thadlaskein
- Khonsaro 341 people
- Nongdhar 329 people
- Khliehriat 327 people
- Myngngor 326 people
- Mookjat 311 people
- Wahrymbai 308 people
- Madanrtiang 306 people
- Lumkhudung 302 people

All 133 villages in Thadlaskein

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Moorathud? 793150
- How far is Moorathud from Jowai? 37 km by road
- What is the population of Moorathud? 314 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Moorathud in? Jaintia Hills district (Thadlaskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Moorathud? 48.9% (Census 2011)

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