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

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Village · Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills 

# Sawtalad

Sawtalad is a village in Nongstoin sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **156 people in 29 households**, the 124th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 156people (2011)
- 29households
- 36.6%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Sawtalad PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockNongstoin
- Census village code276697

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

## How far is Sawtalad 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sawtalad?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Sawtalad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mawdoh
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○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) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water

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 Sawtalad 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 Sawtalad

Of every 100 households in Sawtalad in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Sawtalad · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**39%

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

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**66%

Tap water ****55%**

**29%

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

**6%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****7%**

**13%

Television ****3%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**1%

None of these assets ****66%**

**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 Sawtalad?

■ Sawtalad · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.6%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1229**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1391**

**1003

Working population ****44.2%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 36.2% for men and 37.0% for women. 46% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 41 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (35%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 3 (4%)

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

- Porkhadoh161 people
- Sylleiiawkhein159 people
- Mawroh Mawlangniang156 people
- Nongshyrkon B156 people
- Diengsyiang155 people
- Porla154 people
- Marshiang153 people
- Thiepkseh Shilliangktieh152 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sawtalad?793119
- How far is Sawtalad from Nongstoin?38 km by road
- What is the population of Sawtalad?156 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sawtalad in?West Khasi Hills district (Nongstoin sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sawtalad?36.6% (Census 2011)