About Laitiam Village

Laitiam is a mid sized village in Shella Bholaganj tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 641, made up of 329 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laitiam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laitiam village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Shella Bholaganj
Pincode	793110
Population	641
Male Population	329
Female Population	312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Laitiam compares

By the 2011 count Laitiam is the 21st largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 344 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Laitiam

Laitiam is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Laitiam as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Laitiam from other places

Laitiam lies about 22 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 68 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 Laitiam
Nearest town	Shella	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shella Bholaganj	22 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	22 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	68 km

Villages closest to Laitiam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shella Bholaganj 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 Laitiam

As per the Census of India 2011, Laitiam village had a population of 641. That makes it the 21st largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Laitiam village has 329 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laitiam has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Laitiam is 793110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laitiam falls under Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Laitiam is শাহবাজপুর, about 68 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Laitiam.

Laitiam is about 22 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.

Laitiam is in Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 13 km away. Shella Bholaganj is about 22 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.