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

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Village · Pynursla, East Khasi Hills 

# Pashum

Pashum is a village in Pynursla sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793112**. The 2011 Census counted **273 people in 42 households**, the 71st largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 273people (2011)
- 42households
- 84.6%literacy
- 793112PIN code

## Pashum PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793112
- Community development blockPynursla
- Census village code279016

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

## How far is Pashum from nearby towns?

- Pynursla (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)75 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)75 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 Pashum?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pashum; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Wahkdait
- ○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 bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Pashum known for?

The main crops are **orange, arecanut and betel leaf**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Pashum

Of every 100 households in Pashum in 2011, 61 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pashum · ■ Pynursla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**67%

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

**20%

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

**78%

Tap water ****100%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**25%

Television ****6%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****85%**

**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 Pashum?

■ Pashum · ■ Pynursla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1706**

**1011

Working population ****44.7%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 87.5% for women. 55% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (41%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 69 (57%)

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

- Wah Umrem296 people
- Mawkajem292 people
- Ryngkew292 people
- Dewsaw Pathaw284 people
- Rimassar265 people
- Nongjri261 people
- Lympungshyrngan252 people
- Mynrieng252 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pashum?793112
- How far is Pashum from Shillong?75 km by road
- What is the population of Pashum?273 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pashum in?East Khasi Hills district (Pynursla sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Pashum?84.6% (Census 2011)