# Lawsiej Village, Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills 

# Lawsiej

Lawsiej is a village in Nongstoin sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **96 people in 13 households**, the 179th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 96people (2011)
- 13households
- 84.9%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Lawsiej PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockNongstoin
- Census village code276863

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

## How far is Lawsiej from nearby towns?

- Nongstoin (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)50 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)50 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 Lawsiej?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Lawsiej; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 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.

## Homes and amenities in Lawsiej

Of every 100 households in Lawsiej in 2011, 75 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lawsiej · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**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 ****8%**

**13%

Television ****33%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****67%**

**56%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Lawsiej?

■ Lawsiej · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****643**

**1003

Working population ****17.7%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 87.5% for women. 32% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 4 (24%) · **■** Household industry 5 (29%) · **■** Other work 8 (47%)

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 Nongstoin

- Sdad-dkhar99 people
- Umshem99 people
- Lawshnong97 people
- Mawiawtep97 people
- Mawsiej95 people
- Shnong Kohkam95 people
- Mawiawniang94 people
- Nongshilliang89 people

[All 238 villages in Nongstoin](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/nongstoin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lawsiej?793119
- How far is Lawsiej from Nongstoin?50 km by road
- What is the population of Lawsiej?96 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lawsiej in?West Khasi Hills district (Nongstoin sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Lawsiej?84.9% (Census 2011)