# Lawdisai Village, Mawthadraishan, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawthadraishan, West Khasi Hills 

# Lawdisai

Lawdisai is a village in Mawthadraishan sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **239 people in 34 households**, the 70th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 239people (2011)
- 34households
- 70.0%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Lawdisai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lawdisai is 793119.** Lawdisai falls in Mawthadraishan sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockMawthadraishan
- Census village code276950

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

## How far is Lawdisai from nearby towns?

- Mawthadraishan (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)47 km by road
- Nongstoin (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 Lawdisai?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Lawdisai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○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 watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Lawdisai known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Lawdisai

Of every 100 households in Lawdisai in 2011, 19 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lawdisai · ■ Mawthadraishan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****19%**

**23%

Television ****6%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****47%**

**52%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Lawdisai?

■ Lawdisai · ■ Mawthadraishan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1185**

**961

Working population ****59.4%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.5% for men and 71.4% for women. 62% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 14 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 121 (85%)

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 Mawthadraishan

- Mawkatad262 people
- Kynshi Lawdihshit259 people
- Domkohmen241 people
- Ranapbah241 people
- Lummyrsiang238 people
- Mawpon238 people
- Mawkhanwahkwang237 people
- Khartein229 people

[All 104 villages in Mawthadraishan](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawthadraishan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lawdisai?793119
- How far is Lawdisai from Nongstoin?47 km by road
- What is the population of Lawdisai?239 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lawdisai in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawthadraishan sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Lawdisai?70.0% (Census 2011)