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

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Village · Pynursla, East Khasi Hills 

# Nashain

Nashain is a village in Pynursla sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793112**. The 2011 Census counted **68 people in 15 households**, the 112th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 68people (2011)
- 15households
- 69.8%literacy
- 793112PIN code

## Nashain PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793112
- Community development blockPynursla
- Census village code278985

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

## How far is Nashain from nearby towns?

- Pynursla (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)71 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)71 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 Nashain?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Nashain; 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- 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 Nashain known for?

The main crops are **arecanut, betel leaves and tezpata**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Nashain

Of every 100 households in Nashain in 2011, 47 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nashain · ■ Pynursla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**78%

Tap water ****100%**

**76%

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

**4%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****7%**

**25%

Television ****13%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****87%**

**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 Nashain?

■ Nashain · ■ Pynursla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1267**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****4000**

**1011

Working population ****39.7%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 65.4% for women. 53% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 5 (19%) · **■** Other work 17 (63%) · **■** Marginal 5 (19%)

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

- Thiep Shkai78 people
- Ringer77 people
- Mawsohrisa71 people
- Thai69 people
- Rimai61 people
- Lyngkhong56 people
- Mawpathaw42 people
- Nongkhaiwui25 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nashain?793112
- How far is Nashain from Shillong?71 km by road
- What is the population of Nashain?68 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nashain in?East Khasi Hills district (Pynursla sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Nashain?69.8% (Census 2011)