# Mustem Village, Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills 

# Mustem

Mustem is a village in Thadlaskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793150**. The 2011 Census counted **2,137 people in 328 households**, the 10th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 2,137people (2011)
- 328households
- 62.4%literacy
- 793150PIN code

## Mustem PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793150
- Community development blockThadlaskein
- Census village code279189

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

## How far is Mustem from nearby towns?

- Thadlaskein (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)13 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)13 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 Mustem?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mustem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jowai
- ○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 watertreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Mustem 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 Mustem

Of every 100 households in Mustem in 2011, 54 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mustem · ■ Thadlaskein rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**43%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**6%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****19%**

**27%

Television ****10%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****59%**

**44%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Mustem?

■ Mustem · ■ Thadlaskein rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017**

**976

Working population ****46.1%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.0% for men and 74.8% for women. 55% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 10 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 101 (10%) · **■** Marginal 869 (88%)

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

- Nartiang3,106 people
- Ialong3,088 people
- Moodymmai2,818 people
- Moolyngkdein2,247 people
- Ionglwit2,039 people
- Khanduli1,648 people
- Demthring1,617 people
- Lad Mukhla1,520 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mustem?793150
- How far is Mustem from Jowai?13 km by road
- What is the population of Mustem?2,137 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mustem in?Jaintia Hills district (Thadlaskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mustem?62.4% (Census 2011)