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

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Village · Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills 

# Lyngwa

Lyngwa is a village in Mawphlang sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **307 people in 47 households**, the 103rd largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 307people (2011)
- 47households
- 60.2%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Lyngwa PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawphlang
- Census village code278124

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

## How far is Lyngwa from nearby towns?

- Mawphlang (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)49 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)49 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 Lyngwa?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawngap
- ○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 · 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 Lyngwa known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Lyngwa

Of every 100 households in Lyngwa in 2011, 67 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lyngwa · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**44%

Tap water ****100%**

**64%

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

**14%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**30%

Television ****4%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****80%**

**60%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Lyngwa?

■ Lyngwa · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1129**

**980

Working population ****45.6%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.4% for men and 71.1% for women. 54% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 88 (63%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 49 (35%)

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

- Lawkhla308 people
- Wahlyngngia308 people
- Dom Mawphlang307 people
- Jabar Nongneng307 people
- Sohram Lwai302 people
- Mawreng Mihngi301 people
- Weilyngkut A299 people
- Lumsohriew297 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lyngwa?793120
- How far is Lyngwa from Shillong?49 km by road
- What is the population of Lyngwa?307 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lyngwa in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawphlang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Lyngwa?60.2% (Census 2011)