Tongkiad, Laskein

Tongkiad is a village located in the Laskein Subdivision of West Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya. The village falls in Laskein block. It belongs to Shillong parliament constituency and Mowkaiaw assembly constituency.

As on May 2024, the current population of Tongkiad is 127 out of which 60 are males and rest 67 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1117 females per 1000 males. There are around 27 teenagers in Tongkiad. It has literacy rate of 64% which means around 81 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 24 households in Tongkiad, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 73. The pincode of Tongkiad is 793150 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Jowai Sub Post office
• Kyndong Tuber Branch Post office
• Mawkaiaw Branch Post office
• Mawkyndeng Branch Post office
• Trangblang Branch Post office

Schools

Tongkiad has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• David And Lios Rees Lower Primary School
• Umjerksiar Lower Primary School

Hospitals

Tongkiad has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Mupliang Sub-Center
• Khliehtyrshi Primary Health Center
• Jowai Civil Hospital
• Kyndong Tuber Sub-Center
• Mynska Sub-Center

Banks

Tongkiad has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bank of Baroda Jowai, Meghalaya
• Bank of India Jowai
• Central Bank of India Nongstoin
• Canara Bank Jowai
• HDFC Bank Shangpung