# Jakhong Village, Mairang, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mairang/jakhong/ Village · Mairang, West Khasi Hills # Jakhong Jakhong is a village in Mairang sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **696 people in 121 households**, the 29th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 696people (2011) - 121households - 93.5%literacy - 793120PIN code ## Jakhong PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Jakhong is 793120.** Jakhong falls in Mairang sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code793120 - Gram panchayatMawkarah - Community development blockMairang - Census village code277000 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jakhong from nearby towns? - Mairang (sub-district HQ)47 km by road - Nongstoin (district HQ)96 km by road - Mairang (nearest town)47 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 Jakhong? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Jakhong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongkhlaw - ○Degree college10+ km · Mairang - ○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, untreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 18 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 Jakhong known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and sweet potato**. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Jakhong Of every 100 households in Jakhong in 2011, 10 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jakhong · ■ Mairang rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **62% Toilet within the home ****99%** **51% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **43% Tap water ****90%** **32% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **100% Use banking services ****0%** **17% Television ****9%** **17% Mobile phone ****11%** **31% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **0% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****77%** **49% Own their home ****0%** **94% 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 Jakhong? ■ Jakhong · ■ Mairang rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.5%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **984 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727** **957 Working population ****42.4%** **45.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.6% for men and 91.3% for women. 41% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 284 (96%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 8 (3%) 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 Mairang - Mawiongjadap765 people - Nongum765 people - Mawlieh716 people - Mawkawah nongwahre711 people - Laitdombah678 people - Mawkohmit & mawkynsah650 people - Ksehkohmoit648 people - Dongki ingding636 people [All 144 villages in Mairang](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mairang/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jakhong?793120 - How far is Jakhong from Nongstoin?96 km by road - What is the population of Jakhong?696 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jakhong in?West Khasi Hills district (Mairang sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Jakhong?93.5% (Census 2011)