# Myntkung Village, Laskein, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Laskein, Jaintia Hills 

# Myntkung

Myntkung is a village in Laskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793150**. The 2011 Census counted **845 people in 111 households**, the 39th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 845people (2011)
- 111households
- 40.7%literacy
- 793150PIN code

## Myntkung PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Myntkung is 793150.** Myntkung falls in Laskein sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793150
- Community development blockLaskein
- Census village code279248

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

## How far is Myntkung from nearby towns?

- Laskein (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)30 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)30 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 Myntkung?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Myntkung; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn 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 office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Myntkung known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Myntkung

Of every 100 households in Myntkung in 2011, 0 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Myntkung · ■ Laskein rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****6%**

**26%

Television ****0%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****94%**

**48%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Myntkung?

■ Myntkung · ■ Laskein rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.7%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**962

Working population ****41.9%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 27.5% for men and 55.5% for women. 50% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 36 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 309 (87%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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 Laskein

- Sahsniang B905 people
- Khlookynrin904 people
- Thadsning890 people
- Shilliang Myntang864 people
- Iooksi844 people
- Mulum761 people
- Praing754 people
- Pdeimutong723 people

[All 100 villages in Laskein](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/laskein/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Myntkung?793150
- How far is Myntkung from Jowai?30 km by road
- What is the population of Myntkung?845 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Myntkung in?Jaintia Hills district (Laskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Myntkung?40.7% (Census 2011)