# Pyrkan Village, Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills 

# Pyrkan

Pyrkan is a village in Shella Bholaganj sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793108**. The 2011 Census counted **345 people in 61 households**, the 44th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 345people (2011)
- 61households
- 79.2%literacy
- 793108PIN code

## Pyrkan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pyrkan is 793108.** Pyrkan falls in Shella Bholaganj sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793108
- Community development blockShella Bholaganj
- Census village code278865

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

## How far is Pyrkan from nearby towns?

- Shella Bholaganj (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)90 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)90 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 Pyrkan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Pyrkan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sohra
- ○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 bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 15 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.

## Homes and amenities in Pyrkan

Of every 100 households in Pyrkan in 2011, 86 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 20 a car.

■ Pyrkan · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**21%

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

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**47%

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

**14%

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

**3%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****0%**

**30%

Television ****54%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****20%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**59%

Own their home ****100%**

**81%

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 Pyrkan?

■ Pyrkan · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**953

Working population ****29.3%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 81.5% for women. 44% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 100 (99%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Shella Bholaganj

- Sohlap415 people
- Khahmohi393 people
- Mawsahew360 people
- Nongsteng356 people
- Mawsiangei316 people
- Byrong299 people
- Nongpriang299 people
- Khahkangi284 people

[All 139 villages in Shella Bholaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/shella-bholaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pyrkan?793108
- How far is Pyrkan from Shillong?90 km by road
- What is the population of Pyrkan?345 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pyrkan in?East Khasi Hills district (Shella Bholaganj sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Pyrkan?79.2% (Census 2011)