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

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Village · Pynursla, East Khasi Hills 

# Lyngkhat

Lyngkhat is a village in Pynursla sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793112**. The 2011 Census counted **152 people in 30 households**, the 95th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 152people (2011)
- 30households
- 68.0%literacy
- 793112PIN code

## Lyngkhat PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793112
- Community development blockPynursla
- Census village code279042

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

## How far is Lyngkhat from nearby towns?

- Pynursla (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)99 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)99 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 Lyngkhat?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Lyngkhat; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pynursla
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- 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 Lyngkhat known for?

The main crops are **paddy, vegetable and arecanut**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Lyngkhat

Of every 100 households in Lyngkhat in 2011, 57 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Lyngkhat · ■ Pynursla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**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 ****20%**

**25%

Television ****33%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**57%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 Lyngkhat?

■ Lyngkhat · ■ Pynursla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****831**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****3800**

**1011

Working population ****49.3%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 56.0% for women. 76% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 5 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (23%) · **■** Other work 53 (71%)

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

- Dymmiew167 people
- Laitshuthim167 people
- Mawpyrthuh160 people
- Burma157 people
- Iar Bamon142 people
- Mawbyrnei141 people
- Rana141 people
- Shuthim138 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lyngkhat?793112
- How far is Lyngkhat from Shillong?99 km by road
- What is the population of Lyngkhat?152 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lyngkhat in?East Khasi Hills district (Pynursla sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Lyngkhat?68.0% (Census 2011)