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

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Village · Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills 

# Lyngngai

Lyngngai is a village in Mawphlang sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **329 people in 54 households**, the 90th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 329people (2011)
- 54households
- 78.1%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Lyngngai PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawphlang
- Census village code278136

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

## How far is Lyngngai from nearby towns?

- Mawphlang (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)54 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)54 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 Lyngngai?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Lyngngai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawphlang
- ○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 and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Lyngngai known for?

The main crops are **paddy, potato and maize**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Lyngngai

Of every 100 households in Lyngngai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lyngngai · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**44%

Tap water ****92%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**14%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****59%**

**30%

Television ****0%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****45%**

**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 Lyngngai?

■ Lyngngai · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**980

Working population ****52.9%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 71.8% for women. 52% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 92 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 80 (46%)

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

- Jamynthlen335 people
- Mission Mawphlang335 people
- Kreit Mawshaton330 people
- Sohksar330 people
- Mawmahwar324 people
- Kharrngoi323 people
- Madan Mawser322 people
- Tiehbah317 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lyngngai?793120
- How far is Lyngngai from Shillong?54 km by road
- What is the population of Lyngngai?329 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lyngngai in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawphlang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Lyngngai?78.1% (Census 2011)