 Laitumkhrah also houses the famous Ramakrishna Mission Shillong.The age old sweet shop "Kalpatru", which is located near Police Point, offers a wide variety of sweets and is running from the last third generation.It is also a center of education with numerous well known educational institutions like St.Margaret's higher Secondary School Shillong|Loreto Convent]], St. Edmund's College, St. Anthony's College, St. Mary's College, Don Bosco Technical School, Shillong and the National Institute of Technology Meghalaya that offers courses like electricals, carpentry and printing and others, located within the boundary of Laitumkhrah.