# Lyngkhom Village, Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills 

# Lyngkhom

Lyngkhom is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793121**. The 2011 Census counted **261 people in 51 households**, the 80th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 100.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 261people (2011)
- 51households
- 100.0%literacy
- 793121PIN code

## Lyngkhom PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793121
- Community development blockMawsynram
- Census village code278678

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

## How far is Lyngkhom from nearby towns?

- Mawsynram (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)76 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)76 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 Lyngkhom?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Lyngkhom; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawsynram
- ○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 wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Lyngkhom known for?

The main crops are **arecanut, betel leaves and black pepper**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Lyngkhom

Of every 100 households in Lyngkhom in 2011, 76 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lyngkhom · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**70%

Tap water ****100%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****10%**

**31%

Television ****4%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****84%**

**52%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Lyngkhom?

■ Lyngkhom · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****100.0%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****519**

**979

Working population ****30.7%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 100.0% for women. 45% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 23 (29%) · **■** Other work 9 (11%) · **■** Marginal 48 (60%)

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 Mawsynram

- Dangar Dop272 people
- Nongrim Warding269 people
- Bordup268 people
- Nongshluid262 people
- Thieddieng Nongrim260 people
- Mawrohroh253 people
- Mawpdai250 people
- Umtyllun247 people

[All 166 villages in Mawsynram](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawsynram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lyngkhom?793121
- How far is Lyngkhom from Shillong?76 km by road
- What is the population of Lyngkhom?261 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lyngkhom in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Lyngkhom?100.0% (Census 2011)