# Nongkynrih Village, Laskein, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Laskein, Jaintia Hills 

# Nongkynrih

Nongkynrih is a village in Laskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793150**. The 2011 Census counted **1,199 people in 200 households**, the 27th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 1,199people (2011)
- 200households
- 76.2%literacy
- 793150PIN code

## Nongkynrih PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793150
- Community development blockLaskein
- Census village code279238

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

## How far is Nongkynrih from nearby towns?

- Laskein (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)33 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)33 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 Nongkynrih?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Nongkynrih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 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
- ●Community centreIn 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 officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Nongkynrih known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Nongkynrih

Of every 100 households in Nongkynrih in 2011, 62 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Nongkynrih · ■ Laskein rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****52%**

**26%

Television ****31%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****37%**

**48%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Nongkynrih?

■ Nongkynrih · ■ Laskein rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810**

**962

Working population ****33.9%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 83.2% for women. 40% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 133 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 151 (37%) · **■** Marginal 121 (30%)

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

- Mulieh1,343 people
- Khonshnong1,290 people
- Kyanmynsar Thlongmoo1,215 people
- Shangpung Misssion1,203 people
- Umsalait1,190 people
- Phramer1,145 people
- Shangpung Khlieh Mushut1,124 people
- Maitdieng979 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nongkynrih?793150
- How far is Nongkynrih from Jowai?33 km by road
- What is the population of Nongkynrih?1,199 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nongkynrih in?Jaintia Hills district (Laskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Nongkynrih?76.2% (Census 2011)
