Village · Laskein, Jaintia Hills # Jongkynshur Jongkynshur is a village in Laskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793150. The 2011 Census counted 722 people in 119 households, the 44th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%. - 722 people (2011) - 119 households - 39.2% literacy - 793150 PIN code ## Jongkynshur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jongkynshur is 793150. Jongkynshur falls in Laskein sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793150 - Community development block Laskein - Census village code 279195 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jongkynshur from nearby towns? - Laskein (sub-district HQ) 41 km by road - Jowai (district HQ) 65 km by road - Jowai (nearest town) 65 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jongkynshur? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Jongkynshur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Jowai - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jowai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shillong - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jongkynshur known for? The main crops are paddy. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jongkynshur Of every 100 households in Jongkynshur in 2011, 23 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jongkynshur · ■ Laskein rural average - Electricity for lighting 23% 49% - Toilet within the home 2% 50% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 48% - Tap water 0% 10% - Drinking water within premises 0% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95% - Use banking services 0% 26% - Television 2% 16% - Mobile phone 11% 41% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 0% 4% - None of these assets 88% 48% - Own their home 100% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jongkynshur? ■ Jongkynshur · ■ Laskein rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 39.2% 57.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 814 998 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 743 962 - Working population 58.4% 38.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 14.8% for men and 68.3% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 345 (82%) · ■ Marginal 77 (18%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Laskein - Iooksi 844 people - Mulum 761 people - Praing 754 people - Pdeimutong 723 people - Rtiang 702 people - Psiar 691 people - Muthlongrim 689 people - Musiaw 688 people All 100 villages in Laskein ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jongkynshur? 793150 - How far is Jongkynshur from Jowai? 65 km by road - What is the population of Jongkynshur? 722 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jongkynshur in? Jaintia Hills district (Laskein sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Jongkynshur? 39.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/laskein/jongkynshur/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.