# Langja Village, Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills 

# Langja

Langja is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **597 people in 98 households**, the 18th largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 597people (2011)
- 98households
- 91.8%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Langja PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawshynrut
- Census village code276439

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

## How far is Langja from nearby towns?

- Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)60 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)60 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 Langja?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Langja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○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 watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)11 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 Langja known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Langja

Of every 100 households in Langja in 2011, 71 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Langja · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**13%

Television ****29%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****70%**

**45%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Langja?

■ Langja · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.8%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025**

**940

Working population ****49.6%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 93.1% for women. 51% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 254 (86%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 23 (8%) · **■** Marginal 9 (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 Mawshynrut

- Joypur666 people
- Umdein665 people
- Athiabari628 people
- Sildubi612 people
- Seinduli I596 people
- Ktiehthawiar594 people
- Nongdaju584 people
- Aradonga574 people

[All 328 villages in Mawshynrut](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawshynrut/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Langja?793120
- How far is Langja from Nongstoin?60 km by road
- What is the population of Langja?597 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Langja in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Langja?91.8% (Census 2011)