# Shken Pyrsit Village, Amlarem, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Amlarem, Jaintia Hills 

# Shken Pyrsit

Shken Pyrsit is a village in Amlarem sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793109**. The 2011 Census counted **677 people in 124 households**, the 18th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 677people (2011)
- 124households
- 63.5%literacy
- 793109PIN code

## Shken Pyrsit PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shken Pyrsit is 793109.** Shken Pyrsit falls in Amlarem sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793109
- Community development blockAmlarem
- Census village code279296

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

## How far is Shken Pyrsit from nearby towns?

- Amlarem (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)11 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)11 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 Shken Pyrsit?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Shken Pyrsit; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jowai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 10 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 Shken Pyrsit

Of every 100 households in Shken Pyrsit in 2011, 42 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shken Pyrsit · ■ Amlarem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**16%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****2%**

**46%

Television ****1%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****98%**

**54%

Own their home ****98%**

**89%

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 Shken Pyrsit?

■ Shken Pyrsit · ■ Amlarem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**987

Working population ****30.3%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.5% for men and 69.2% for women. 43% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 75 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 116 (57%) · **■** Marginal 8 (4%)

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 Amlarem

- Tarangblang859 people
- Nongbareh Rim752 people
- Syndai Kmaishnong706 people
- Sohkha Shnong691 people
- Satpator662 people
- Amlarem658 people
- Shnongpdeng655 people
- Amkoi649 people

[All 98 villages in Amlarem](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/amlarem/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shken Pyrsit?793109
- How far is Shken Pyrsit from Jowai?11 km by road
- What is the population of Shken Pyrsit?677 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shken Pyrsit in?Jaintia Hills district (Amlarem sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Shken Pyrsit?63.5% (Census 2011)