# Laitarted Village, Mairang, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mairang, West Khasi Hills 

# Laitarted

Laitarted is a village in Mairang sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **331 people in 57 households**, the 83rd largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 331people (2011)
- 57households
- 72.7%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Laitarted PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Laitarted is 793120.** Laitarted falls in Mairang sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMairang
- Census village code277098

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

## How far is Laitarted from nearby towns?

- Mairang (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)79 km by road
- Mairang (nearest town)30 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 Laitarted?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●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 · Mairang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mairang
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 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
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Laitarted known for?

The main crops are **paddy, potato and maize**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Laitarted

Of every 100 households in Laitarted in 2011, 77 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Laitarted · ■ Mairang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**43%

Tap water ****79%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**100%

Use banking services ****56%**

**17%

Television ****19%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****39%**

**49%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Laitarted?

■ Laitarted · ■ Mairang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1082**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****744**

**957

Working population ****49.8%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 75.7% for women. 50% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 18 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (15%) · **■** Other work 22 (13%) · **■** Marginal 101 (61%)

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

- Nongkseh353 people
- Lyngdohmasi346 people
- Lyngdohmaram337 people
- Nongktieh tharia336 people
- Nongthliew sharum326 people
- Nonglang322 people
- Mawiong nongkhlaw320 people
- Tiehbah320 people

[All 144 villages in Mairang](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mairang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Laitarted?793120
- How far is Laitarted from Nongstoin?79 km by road
- What is the population of Laitarted?331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Laitarted in?West Khasi Hills district (Mairang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Laitarted?72.7% (Census 2011)