# Syntung Village, Mawkynrew, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawkynrew, East Khasi Hills 

# Syntung

Syntung is a village in Mawkynrew sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793015**. The 2011 Census counted **948 people in 172 households**, the 11th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 948people (2011)
- 172households
- 76.5%literacy
- 793015PIN code

## Syntung PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Syntung is 793015.** Syntung falls in Mawkynrew sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793015
- Community development blockMawkynrew
- Census village code278481

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Syntung from nearby towns?

- Mawkynrew (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)82 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)82 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Syntung?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Syntung; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jongksha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Syntung

Of every 100 households in Syntung in 2011, 90 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Syntung · ■ Mawkynrew rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**61%

Tap water ****100%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****3%**

**42%

Television ****9%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**61%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Syntung?

■ Syntung · ■ Mawkynrew rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020**

**999

Working population ****41.1%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 86.0% for women. 55% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 39 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 322 (83%) · **■** Marginal 22 (6%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Mawkynrew

- Lynshing1,285 people
- Pingwait1,192 people
- Wahlakhiat1,028 people
- Mynsang1,009 people
- Nongryngkoh943 people
- Mawkynrew931 people
- Mawblang912 people
- Jatah Lakadong907 people

[All 71 villages in Mawkynrew](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawkynrew/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Syntung?793015
- How far is Syntung from Shillong?82 km by road
- What is the population of Syntung?948 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Syntung in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawkynrew sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Syntung?76.5% (Census 2011)