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

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Village · Pynursla, East Khasi Hills 

# Shakai

Shakai is a village in Pynursla sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793112**. The 2011 Census counted **18 people in 3 households**, the 120th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 18people (2011)
- 3households
- 30.8%literacy
- 793112PIN code

## Shakai PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793112
- Community development blockPynursla
- Census village code278965

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

## How far is Shakai from nearby towns?

- Pynursla (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)60 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)60 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 Shakai?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Shakai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pyrnai
- ○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

- 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 Shakai known for?

The main crops are **banana, yam and sweet potato**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Shakai

Of every 100 households in Shakai in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shakai · ■ Pynursla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**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 ****33%**

**25%

Television ****0%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****67%**

**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 Shakai?

■ Shakai · ■ Pynursla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****30.8%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****500**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**1011

Working population ****27.8%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.4% for men and 0.0% for women. 33% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Farm labourers 5 (100%)

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

- Nongkhaiwui25 people
- Lympung Sniang24 people
- Mynrieng24 people
- Rngain21 people
- Urhati18 people
- Mawsiang-Sdam17 people
- Latang-Riwan16 people
- Phlang-U-Diak15 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shakai?793112
- How far is Shakai from Shillong?60 km by road
- What is the population of Shakai?18 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shakai in?East Khasi Hills district (Pynursla sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Shakai?30.8% (Census 2011)