# Leithum Village, Khawbung, Champhai (Mizoram) – PIN Code

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Village · Khawbung, Champhai 

# Leithum

Leithum is a village in Khawbung sub-district of Champhai district, Mizoram, PIN code **796320**. The 2011 Census counted **546 people in 108 households**, the 15th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 96.2%.

- 546people (2011)
- 108households
- 95.3%literacy
- 796320PIN code

## Leithum PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Leithum is 796320.** Leithum falls in Khawbung sub-district, Champhai district, Mizoram.

- PIN code796320
- Community development blockKhawbung
- Census village code271361

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

## How far is Leithum from nearby towns?

- Khawbung (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Champhai (district HQ)60 km by road
- Champhai (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 Leithum?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Leithum; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khawbung
- ○Degree college10+ km · Champhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aizawl
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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 Leithum known for?

The main crops are **rice, 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 Leithum

Of every 100 households in Leithum in 2011, 95 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Leithum · ■ Khawbung rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**97%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**3%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**89%

Use banking services ****100%**

**88%

Television ****43%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****32%**

**30%

Own their home ****94%**

**87%

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 Leithum?

■ Leithum · ■ Khawbung rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.3%**

**96.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**972

Working population ****49.3%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.8% for men and 92.8% for women. 57% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 237 (88%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 31 (12%)

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 Khawbung

- Leisenzo796 people
- Vanzau657 people
- Sazep649 people
- Khankawn638 people
- Lianpui531 people
- Zawlsei492 people
- Thekte489 people
- Buang480 people

[All 27 villages in Khawbung](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/champhai/khawbung/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Leithum?796320
- How far is Leithum from Champhai?60 km by road
- What is the population of Leithum?546 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Leithum in?Champhai district (Khawbung sub-district), Mizoram
- What is the literacy rate of Leithum?95.3% (Census 2011)