Village · Mylliem, East Khasi Hills # Lyngkein Lyngkein is a village in Mylliem sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793009. The 2011 Census counted 618 people in 113 households, the 44th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%. - 618 people (2011) - 113 households - 75.9% literacy - 793009 PIN code ## Lyngkein PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Lyngkein is 793009. Lyngkein falls in Mylliem sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793009 - Community development block Mylliem - Census village code 278331 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Lyngkein from nearby towns? - Mylliem (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Shillong (district HQ) 16 km by road - Shillong (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Lyngkein? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Lyngkein; 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 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Pomlum - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shillong - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mawlai - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Lyngkein known for? The main crops are potato, radish and pumpkin. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Lyngkein Of every 100 households in Lyngkein in 2011, 78 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Lyngkein · ■ Mylliem rural average - Electricity for lighting 78% 84% - Toilet within the home 97% 77% - No toilet (open defecation) 3% 20% - Tap water 90% 63% - Drinking water within premises 0% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 11% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 70% - Use banking services 2% 59% - Television 26% 44% - Mobile phone 51% 53% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 0% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 9% - None of these assets 40% 31% - Own their home 90% 68% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Lyngkein? ■ Lyngkein · ■ Mylliem rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.9% 82.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 878 1025 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 847 959 - Working population 35.8% 40.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.3% for men and 83.3% for women. 51% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 82 (37%) · ■ Farm labourers 96 (43%) · ■ Other work 42 (19%) · ■ Marginal 1 (0%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mylliem - Mawwan 669 people - Mawkriah East 666 people - Marbaniang Umseiniong 660 people - Umsaw Mawjynrong 629 people - Mawkriah West 616 people - Nongrimsadew 609 people - Syllai-U-Lor 589 people - Mawiong 584 people All 97 villages in Mylliem ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lyngkein? 793009 - How far is Lyngkein from Shillong? 16 km by road - What is the population of Lyngkein? 618 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lyngkein in? East Khasi Hills district (Mylliem sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Lyngkein? 75.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mylliem/lyngkein/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.