Village · Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills # Lawshnong Lawshnong is a village in Nongstoin sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793119. The 2011 Census counted 97 people in 21 households, the 177th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%. - 97 people (2011) - 21 households - 72.4% literacy - 793119 PIN code ## Lawshnong PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Lawshnong is 793119. Lawshnong falls in Nongstoin sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793119 - Community development block Nongstoin - Census village code 276679 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Lawshnong from nearby towns? - Nongstoin (sub-district HQ) 38 km by road - Nongstoin (district HQ) 38 km by road - Nongstoin (nearest town) 38 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Lawshnong? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Lawshnong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 private - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Nongstoin - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shillong - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nongstoin - ○ 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 - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Lawshnong known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and potato. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Lawshnong Of every 100 households in Lawshnong in 2011, 15 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Lawshnong · ■ Nongstoin rural average - Electricity for lighting 15% 39% - Toilet within the home 0% 30% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 66% - Tap water 0% 29% - Drinking water within premises 0% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 0% 13% - Television 5% 13% - Mobile phone 75% 26% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 25% 56% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Lawshnong? ■ Lawshnong · ■ Nongstoin rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.4% 76.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 796 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 909 1003 - Working population 80.4% 45.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.8% for men and 75.8% for women. 81% of men and 79% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 51 (65%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 26 (33%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nongstoin - Mawrok Umkatha 99 people - Nongjyndiang 99 people - Sdad-dkhar 99 people - Umshem 99 people - Mawiawtep 97 people - Lawsiej 96 people - Mawsiej 95 people - Shnong Kohkam 95 people All 238 villages in Nongstoin ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lawshnong? 793119 - How far is Lawshnong from Nongstoin? 38 km by road - What is the population of Lawshnong? 97 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lawshnong in? West Khasi Hills district (Nongstoin sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Lawshnong? 72.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/nongstoin/lawshnong/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.