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

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Village · Pynursla, East Khasi Hills 

# Wahsherkhmut

Wahsherkhmut is a village in Pynursla sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793110**. The 2011 Census counted **127 people in 23 households**, the 101st largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 127people (2011)
- 23households
- 79.6%literacy
- 793110PIN code

## Wahsherkhmut PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793110
- Community development blockPynursla
- Census village code278970

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

## How far is Wahsherkhmut from nearby towns?

- Pynursla (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)72 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)72 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 Wahsherkhmut?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Wahsherkhmut; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pynursla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○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 wateruntreated 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 Wahsherkhmut known for?

The main crops are **jack fruit, banana and pine apple**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Wahsherkhmut

Of every 100 households in Wahsherkhmut in 2011, 82 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wahsherkhmut · ■ Pynursla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**78%

Tap water ****4%**

**76%

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

**4%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****23%**

**25%

Television ****14%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**57%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Wahsherkhmut?

■ Wahsherkhmut · ■ Pynursla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1231**

**1011

Working population ****31.5%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 84.8% for women. 35% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 25 (62%) · **■** Marginal 15 (38%)

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

- Mawbyrnei141 people
- Rana141 people
- Shuthim138 people
- Nongthymmai128 people
- Kynton-Sa-Ir115 people
- Lyngngai100 people
- Nongthymmai Kyndiar86 people
- Wahdop86 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Wahsherkhmut?793110
- How far is Wahsherkhmut from Shillong?72 km by road
- What is the population of Wahsherkhmut?127 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wahsherkhmut in?East Khasi Hills district (Pynursla sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Wahsherkhmut?79.6% (Census 2011)
