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

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Village · Pynursla, East Khasi Hills 

# Massar

Massar is a village in Pynursla sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793110**. The 2011 Census counted **323 people in 60 households**, the 66th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 323people (2011)
- 60households
- 92.7%literacy
- 793110PIN code

## Massar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Massar is 793110.** Massar falls in Pynursla sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793110
- Community development blockPynursla
- Census village code278914

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

## How far is Massar from nearby towns?

- Pynursla (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)42 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)42 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 Massar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Massar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 · Laitlyngkot
- ○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 watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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 Massar known for?

The main crops are **millet and ginger**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Massar

Of every 100 households in Massar in 2011, 68 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Massar · ■ Pynursla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**78%

Tap water ****88%**

**76%

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

**4%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****70%**

**25%

Television ****7%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**57%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Massar?

■ Massar · ■ Pynursla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.7%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****696**

**1011

Working population ****44.9%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 93.0% for women. 45% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 66 (46%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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

- Mawiang342 people
- Tynriang341 people
- Mawlieh337 people
- Nongkhlieng330 people
- Wah Umrem296 people
- Mawkajem292 people
- Ryngkew292 people
- Dewsaw Pathaw284 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Massar?793110
- How far is Massar from Shillong?42 km by road
- What is the population of Massar?323 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Massar in?East Khasi Hills district (Pynursla sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Massar?92.7% (Census 2011)