# Kyiem Village, Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills 

# Kyiem

Kyiem is a village in Mawphlang sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793121**. The 2011 Census counted **548 people in 102 households**, the 39th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 548people (2011)
- 102households
- 77.1%literacy
- 793121PIN code

## Kyiem PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kyiem is 793121.** Kyiem falls in Mawphlang sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793121
- Community development blockMawphlang
- Census village code278232

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

## How far is Kyiem from nearby towns?

- Mawphlang (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)32 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)32 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 Kyiem?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kyiem; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Marbisu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 14 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.

## What is Kyiem known for?

The main crops are **cabbage, cauliflower and potato**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Kyiem

Of every 100 households in Kyiem in 2011, 61 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kyiem · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**44%

Tap water ****69%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**14%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****29%**

**30%

Television ****6%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****79%**

**60%

Own their home ****91%**

**86%

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 Kyiem?

■ Kyiem · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**980

Working population ****44.5%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 79.8% for women. 42% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 235 (96%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Mawphlang

- Shilliang Donki575 people
- Umsawmat569 people
- Banglasohphie568 people
- Madan Nongur556 people
- Wahsohlait534 people
- Mawkneng532 people
- Laitnongrem531 people
- Nongur529 people

[All 184 villages in Mawphlang](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawphlang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kyiem?793121
- How far is Kyiem from Shillong?32 km by road
- What is the population of Kyiem?548 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kyiem in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawphlang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kyiem?77.1% (Census 2011)