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

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Village · Pynursla, East Khasi Hills 

# Nongkyndah

Nongkyndah is a village in Pynursla sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793112**. The 2011 Census counted **197 people in 35 households**, the 86th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 197people (2011)
- 35households
- 89.7%literacy
- 793112PIN code

## Nongkyndah PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793112
- Community development blockPynursla
- Census village code279028

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

## How far is Nongkyndah 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 Nongkyndah?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Nongkyndah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 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 canal / 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 Nongkyndah known for?

The main crops are **arecanut, pineapple and yam**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Nongkyndah

Of every 100 households in Nongkyndah in 2011, 51 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nongkyndah · ■ Pynursla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**78%

Tap water ****94%**

**76%

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

**4%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****3%**

**25%

Television ****23%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**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 Nongkyndah?

■ Nongkyndah · ■ Pynursla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.7%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**1011

Working population ****35.5%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 87.3% for women. 44% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 68 (97%)

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

- Hat Thymmai218 people
- Weikian218 people
- Nongblai217 people
- Lait Mynrieng207 people
- Mawah193 people
- Lyting Lalbri192 people
- Tishang180 people
- Thang-Juban175 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nongkyndah?793112
- How far is Nongkyndah from Shillong?73 km by road
- What is the population of Nongkyndah?197 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nongkyndah in?East Khasi Hills district (Pynursla sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Nongkyndah?89.7% (Census 2011)