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'''Lad Rymbai''' is a town in the [[East Jaintia Hills district]] of [[Meghalaya]], India. It is a [[coal mining]] site, located along the [[National Highway 44 (India)|National Highway 44]].<ref name="Rupa_Frontline_2006">{{cite journal | url = http://www.frontline.in/fl2313/stories/20060714001904200.htm | title = Coal calculations | author = Rupa China | journal = [[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]] | volume = 23 | issue = 13 |date=July 2006 | accessdate = 2012-01-31 }}</ref>

== History ==

Lad Rymbai is [[Jaintia language|Jaintia]] for "junction to the [[Rymbai]] village".<ref name="Rupa_Frontline_2006"/> Originally, a small village, it emerged as a town with the completion of the National Highway 44, which made the village a transit point for vehicles operating between [[Guwahati]] and [[Silchar]]. The highway also made it possible for the businesses to exploit the local coal and limestone deposits, leading to the development of an unregulated mining industry.<ref name="Rupa_Frontline_2006"/>

== Economy ==

Lad Rymbai is an important market of the district, and is located at a distance of 30 km from [[Jowai]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://jaintia.nic.in/Market.htm | title = Markets of Jaintia Hills | publisher = Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council | accessdate = 2012-01-31 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120308074158/http://jaintia.nic.in/Market.htm | archive-date = 8 March 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

== Demographics ==

The [[Pnar people|Pnar tribe]] are the native inhabitants of the village, which also attracts seasonal migrant coal workers from Bihar, Nepal and Bangladesh.<ref name="Rupa_Frontline_2006"/>

== Administration ==

Ladrymbai comes under the Khliehriat [[Community development block in India|block]] and electoral constituency. The Ladrymbai post office serves the villages of Bataw, Mukhialong, Musniang, Rymbai, Sham Sham, Sohkhympher, Tuber Khamaishnong and Wapung.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://meghalaya.gov.in/others/post_office.htm | title = Classified List of Post Offices in Meghalaya Division | publisher = Government of Meghalaya | accessdate = 2011-01-31 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120330171354/http://meghalaya.gov.in/others/post_office.htm | archive-date = 30 March 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in East Jaintia Hills district]]

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