Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills # Pyndensohsaw Pyndensohsaw is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793121. The 2011 Census counted 804 people in 142 households, the 13th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%. - 804 people (2011) - 142 households - 95.1% literacy - 793121 PIN code ## Pyndensohsaw PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pyndensohsaw is 793121. Pyndensohsaw falls in Mawsynram sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793121 - Community development block Mawsynram - Census village code 278666 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pyndensohsaw from nearby towns? - Mawsynram (sub-district HQ) 31 km by road - Shillong (district HQ) 89 km by road - Shillong (nearest town) 89 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pyndensohsaw? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Pyndensohsaw; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Mawsynram - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shillong - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shillong - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pyndensohsaw known for? The main crops are orange, pine apple and banana. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pyndensohsaw Of every 100 households in Pyndensohsaw in 2011, 100 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pyndensohsaw · ■ Mawsynram rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 74% - Toilet within the home 11% 28% - No toilet (open defecation) 89% 70% - Tap water 100% 47% - Drinking water within premises 1% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 36% 31% - Television 29% 25% - Mobile phone 11% 24% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 2% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 63% 52% - Own their home 81% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pyndensohsaw? ■ Pyndensohsaw · ■ Mawsynram rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 95.1% 74.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 971 993 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 839 979 - Working population 27.9% 40.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.5% for men and 93.7% for women. 42% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 49 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 152 (68%) · ■ Other work 22 (10%) · ■ Marginal 1 (0%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mawsynram - Kyrdoh 907 people - Dangar Dombah 905 people - Laitmawsiang 852 people - Mawhiang 839 people - Kmawan 794 people - Ryngku Bazar 789 people - Wahmawpat 786 people - Kenbah Malai 779 people All 166 villages in Mawsynram ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pyndensohsaw? 793121 - How far is Pyndensohsaw from Shillong? 89 km by road - What is the population of Pyndensohsaw? 804 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pyndensohsaw in? East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Pyndensohsaw? 95.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawsynram/pyndensohsaw/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.