# Lumwahniai Village, Pynursla, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Pynursla, East Khasi Hills 

# Lumwahniai

Lumwahniai is a village in Pynursla sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793112**. The 2011 Census counted **348 people in 68 households**, the 61st largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 348people (2011)
- 68households
- 81.3%literacy
- 793112PIN code

## Lumwahniai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lumwahniai is 793112.** Lumwahniai falls in Pynursla sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793112
- Community development blockPynursla
- Census village code279012

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

## How far is Lumwahniai from nearby towns?

- Pynursla (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)73 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)73 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 Lumwahniai?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Lumwahniai; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pynursla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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 watercovered wells and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 16 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 Lumwahniai known for?

The main crops are **yam, oranges and turmeric**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Lumwahniai

Of every 100 households in Lumwahniai in 2011, 87 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Lumwahniai · ■ Pynursla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**76%

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

**4%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**25%

Television ****18%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****59%**

**57%

Own their home ****97%**

**91%

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 Lumwahniai?

■ Lumwahniai · ■ Pynursla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**1011

Working population ****37.6%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 79.3% for women. 49% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (74%) · **■** Other work 7 (5%) · **■** Marginal 26 (20%)

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 Pynursla

- Nongmadan Mawpran366 people
- Phlangtyngor365 people
- Mawkyrnot353 people
- Sohlong351 people
- Mawiang342 people
- Tynriang341 people
- Mawlieh337 people
- Nongkhlieng330 people

[All 156 villages in Pynursla](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/pynursla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lumwahniai?793112
- How far is Lumwahniai from Shillong?73 km by road
- What is the population of Lumwahniai?348 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lumwahniai in?East Khasi Hills district (Pynursla sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Lumwahniai?81.3% (Census 2011)