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

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Village · Mairang, West Khasi Hills 

# Pungsaniang

Pungsaniang is a village in Mairang sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **585 people in 89 households**, the 39th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 585people (2011)
- 89households
- 87.3%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Pungsaniang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMairang
- Census village code277119

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

## How far is Pungsaniang from nearby towns?

- Mairang (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)50 km by road
- Mairang (nearest town)6 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 Pungsaniang?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Pungsaniang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school5–10 km · Mairang
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mairang
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 15 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 Pungsaniang 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 Pungsaniang

Of every 100 households in Pungsaniang in 2011, 66 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pungsaniang · ■ Mairang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**43%

Tap water ****58%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****12%**

**17%

Television ****14%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****54%**

**49%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Pungsaniang?

■ Pungsaniang · ■ Mairang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1108**

**957

Working population ****40.9%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 86.1% for women. 44% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 111 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (31%) · **■** Other work 14 (6%) · **■** Marginal 41 (17%)

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

- Rikhen624 people
- Langtor611 people
- Wahrit607 people
- Kynsew590 people
- Langkyrteng570 people
- Mawroh555 people
- Mawkyrdang554 people
- Nongktieh manai553 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pungsaniang?793120
- How far is Pungsaniang from Nongstoin?50 km by road
- What is the population of Pungsaniang?585 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pungsaniang in?West Khasi Hills district (Mairang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Pungsaniang?87.3% (Census 2011)