Village · Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills
# Mookyndur

Mookyndur is a village in Thadlaskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793151. The 2011 Census counted 1,009 people in 161 households, the 37th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.
- 1,009 people (2011)
- 161 households
- 78.9% literacy
- 793151 PIN code

## Mookyndur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Mookyndur is 793151. Mookyndur falls in Thadlaskein sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793151
- Community development block Thadlaskein
- Census village code 279161

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Mookyndur from nearby towns?
- Thadlaskein (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ) 15 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Mookyndur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Mookyndur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Ats
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jowai
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shillong
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mookyndur known for?

The main crops are tomato, paddy and maize.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Mookyndur

Of every 100 households in Mookyndur in 2011, 83 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Mookyndur · ■ Thadlaskein rural average
- Electricity for lighting 83% 58%
- Toilet within the home 56% 51%
- No toilet (open defecation) 20% 43%
- Tap water 1% 7%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 94%
- Use banking services 43% 27%
- Television 23% 19%
- Mobile phone 67% 42%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 9% 4%
- None of these assets 29% 44%
- Own their home 76% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mookyndur?

■ Mookyndur · ■ Thadlaskein rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.9% 56.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1002 1019
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 969 976
- Working population 36.8% 41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.5% for men and 82.4% for women. 43% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 187 (50%) · ■ Farm labourers 16 (4%) · ■ Other work 140 (38%) · ■ Marginal 28 (8%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Thadlaskein
- Kpermynsnieh 1,047 people
- Nonglatem 1,046 people
- Lumstong 1,022 people
- Thadmynri 1,013 people
- Moobakhon 985 people
- Pdeiniadaw 979 people
- Mukhla Mission 964 people
- Umlangshor 952 people

All 133 villages in Thadlaskein

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Mookyndur? 793151
- How far is Mookyndur from Jowai? 15 km by road
- What is the population of Mookyndur? 1,009 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mookyndur in? Jaintia Hills district (Thadlaskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mookyndur? 78.9% (Census 2011)

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