Village · Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills
# Rtiang Sanphew

Rtiang Sanphew is a village in Thadlaskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793151. The 2011 Census counted 550 people in 94 households, the 64th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.
- 550 people (2011)
- 94 households
- 61.9% literacy
- 793151 PIN code

## Rtiang Sanphew PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Rtiang Sanphew is 793151. Rtiang Sanphew falls in Thadlaskein sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793151
- Community development block Thadlaskein
- Census village code 279069

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

## How far is Rtiang Sanphew from nearby towns?
- Thadlaskein (sub-district HQ) 52 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ) 62 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town) 62 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Rtiang Sanphew?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Rtiang Sanphew; 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
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker 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 under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Rtiang Sanphew known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and ginger.

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

## Homes and amenities in Rtiang Sanphew

Of every 100 households in Rtiang Sanphew in 2011, 0 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rtiang Sanphew · ■ Thadlaskein rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 58%
- Toilet within the home 28% 51%
- No toilet (open defecation) 72% 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 42% 27%
- Television 48% 19%
- Mobile phone 19% 42%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 6% 44%
- Own their home 100% 93%

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

## What is the population of Rtiang Sanphew?

■ Rtiang Sanphew · ■ Thadlaskein rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 61.9% 56.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 1019
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 855 976
- Working population 37.1% 41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 53.8% for women. 37% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 196 (96%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 4 (2%) · ■ Marginal 2 (1%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Thadlaskein
- Kremmyrsiang 597 people
- Muphlang 592 people
- Kremlabit 569 people
- Umshangiar 557 people
- Nongrimbambthong 545 people
- Chyrmang Wah 504 people
- Moorap 485 people
- Rakabah 474 people

All 133 villages in Thadlaskein

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Rtiang Sanphew? 793151
- How far is Rtiang Sanphew from Jowai? 62 km by road
- What is the population of Rtiang Sanphew? 550 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rtiang Sanphew in? Jaintia Hills district (Thadlaskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Rtiang Sanphew? 61.9% (Census 2011)

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