Lum Shken, Khliehriat, East Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Lum Shken


The village Lum Shken is located in Khliehriat C.D.Block of East Jaintia Hills District in the State of Meghalaya in India. It comes under Khliehriat Community Development Block. The nearest town is Jowai, which is about 50 kilometers away from Lum Shken.

Travel and Communication for Lum Shken


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Lum Shken,
East Jaintia Hills,
Meghalaya, India
PIN - 793160

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Lum Shken


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Lum Shken is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Lum Shken is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Lum Shken


As per available data from the year 2009, 707 persons live in 112 house holds in the village Lum Shken. There are 356 female individuals and 351 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.35% and males constitute 49.65% of the total population.

There are 704 scheduled tribes persons of which 354 are females and 350 are males. Females constitute 50.28% and males constitute 49.72% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 99.58% of the total population.

Land and Natural Resources in Lum Shken


Maps, reports and datasets of Lum Shken on topography, land use land cover(LULC), watershed / hydrological parameters etc. are available as a professional paid service. Please contact us for further details.

Total area of Lum Shken is 0 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Schools in Lum Shken


There is a government pre-primary school. Additionally, there is a private pre-primary school in the village Lum Shken.

There is a government primary school. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Lum Shken.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Rymbai, which is 5-10 kms away from Lum Shken.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Rymbai, which is 5-10 kms away from Lum Shken.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government senior secondary school in Rymbai, which is 5-10 kms away from Lum Shken.

Colleges in Lum Shken


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Jowai, which is more than 10 kms away from Lum Shken.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Shillong, which is more than 10 kms away from Lum Shken.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Shillong, which is more than 10 kms away from Lum Shken.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Shillong, which is more than 10 kms away from Lum Shken.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Jowai, which is more than 10 kms away from Lum Shken.

Other Educational Facilities in Lum Shken


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Shillong, which is more than 10 kms away from Lum Shken.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Shillong, which is more than 10 kms away from Lum Shken.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Shillong, which is more than 10 kms away from Lum Shken.

Healthcare Facilities in Lum Shken


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Lum Shken.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Lum Shken.

There is a primary health sub-centre more than 10 kms away from Lum Shken.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Lum Shken.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Lum Shken.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Lum Shken.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Lum Shken.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Lum Shken.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Lum Shken.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Lum Shken.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Lum Shken.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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