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

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Village · Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills 

# Lyngkhwir

Lyngkhwir is a village in Mawphlang sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **114 people in 23 households**, the 174th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 114people (2011)
- 23households
- 89.0%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Lyngkhwir PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lyngkhwir is 793120.** Lyngkhwir falls in Mawphlang sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawphlang
- Census village code278166

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

## How far is Lyngkhwir from nearby towns?

- Mawphlang (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)18 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)18 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 Lyngkhwir?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Lyngkhwir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mawreng
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mawngap
- ○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 bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 18 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 Lyngkhwir known for?

The main crops are **radish, french beans and cauliflower**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Lyngkhwir

Of every 100 households in Lyngkhwir in 2011, 100 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lyngkhwir · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**64%

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

**14%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****4%**

**30%

Television ****39%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****52%**

**60%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Lyngkhwir?

■ Lyngkhwir · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.0%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1556**

**980

Working population ****57.9%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 95.3% for women. 61% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 59 (89%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (9%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%)

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

- Khlyllem Sohiong131 people
- Rangshangkham130 people
- Laitryngwai125 people
- Laitdiker122 people
- Mawprem Mission109 people
- Dewsaw Mawlein108 people
- Mawprem Lumpyllun103 people
- Langsheng90 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lyngkhwir?793120
- How far is Lyngkhwir from Shillong?18 km by road
- What is the population of Lyngkhwir?114 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lyngkhwir in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawphlang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Lyngkhwir?89.0% (Census 2011)