# Lawkynter Village, Mairang, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mairang, West Khasi Hills 

# Lawkynter

Lawkynter is a village in Mairang sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **410 people in 62 households**, the 67th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 410people (2011)
- 62households
- 65.6%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Lawkynter PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lawkynter is 793120.** Lawkynter falls in Mairang sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMairang
- Census village code277045

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

## How far is Lawkynter from nearby towns?

- Mairang (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)56 km by road
- Mairang (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 Lawkynter?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Lawkynter; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mawlieh
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mairang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mairang
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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 watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 16 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 Lawkynter known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and potato**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Lawkynter

Of every 100 households in Lawkynter in 2011, 59 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Lawkynter · ■ Mairang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**43%

Tap water ****44%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****15%**

**17%

Television ****20%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****33%**

**49%

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 Lawkynter?

■ Lawkynter · ■ Mairang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**957

Working population ****48.8%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.8% for men and 72.7% for women. 50% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 50 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (8%) · **■** Other work 122 (61%) · **■** Marginal 13 (6%)

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 Mairang

- Pyndengdombah429 people
- Mawkhap mawnai426 people
- Mawpyrdoi424 people
- Mawlumkohkhrang415 people
- Madansohmylleng408 people
- Mawpen402 people
- Lawsiej397 people
- Dombahkseh388 people

[All 144 villages in Mairang](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mairang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lawkynter?793120
- How far is Lawkynter from Nongstoin?56 km by road
- What is the population of Lawkynter?410 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lawkynter in?West Khasi Hills district (Mairang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Lawkynter?65.6% (Census 2011)