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

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Village · Pynursla, East Khasi Hills 

# Tyngkei

Tyngkei is a village in Pynursla sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793110**. The 2011 Census counted **240 people in 34 households**, the 77th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 240people (2011)
- 34households
- 65.8%literacy
- 793110PIN code

## Tyngkei PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793110
- Community development blockPynursla
- Census village code278937

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

## How far is Tyngkei from nearby towns?

- Pynursla (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)55 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)55 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 Tyngkei?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Tyngkei; 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 · Pynursla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Tyngkei known for?

The main crops are **betel leaf, ginger and turmeric**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Tyngkei

Of every 100 households in Tyngkei in 2011, 50 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tyngkei · ■ Pynursla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**78%

Tap water ****53%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****81%**

**25%

Television ****19%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**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 Tyngkei?

■ Tyngkei · ■ Pynursla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1444**

**1011

Working population ****45.4%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.2% for men and 76.9% for women. 47% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 7 (6%) · **■** Marginal 97 (89%)

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

- Nongjri261 people
- Lympungshyrngan252 people
- Mynrieng252 people
- Rangthylliang241 people
- Nongshyrngan237 people
- Pomlum235 people
- Langkawet229 people
- Dewsaw223 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tyngkei?793110
- How far is Tyngkei from Shillong?55 km by road
- What is the population of Tyngkei?240 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tyngkei in?East Khasi Hills district (Pynursla sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Tyngkei?65.8% (Census 2011)