About Laitumsaw Village

Laitumsaw is a small village in Mawsynram tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 293, made up of 149 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laitumsaw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laitumsaw village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawsynram
Pincode	793121
Population	293
Male Population	149
Female Population	144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Laitumsaw compares

By the 2011 count Laitumsaw is the 69th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Laitumsaw

Laitumsaw is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Laitumsaw as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Laitumsaw from other places

Laitumsaw lies about 50 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Boko, about 88 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Laitumsaw
Tehsil headquarters	Mawsynram	24 km
Nearest town	Shella	28 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	50 km
Nearest railway station	Boko	88 km

Villages closest to Laitumsaw

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mawsynram tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Laitumsaw

As per the Census of India 2011, Laitumsaw village had a population of 293. That makes it the 69th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Laitumsaw village has 149 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laitumsaw has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Laitumsaw is 793121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laitumsaw falls under Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Laitumsaw is Boko, about 88 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Laitumsaw.

Laitumsaw is about 50 km from East Khasi Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laitumsaw is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawsynram is about 24 km away. Shella is about 28 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.