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

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Village · Mairang, West Khasi Hills 

# Shyrwang

Shyrwang is a village in Mairang sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **489 people in 77 households**, the 52nd largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 489people (2011)
- 77households
- 98.9%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Shyrwang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMairang
- Census village code277129

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

## How far is Shyrwang from nearby towns?

- Mairang (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)38 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 Shyrwang?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Langtor
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mairang
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 · 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 Shyrwang known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Shyrwang

Of every 100 households in Shyrwang in 2011, 92 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shyrwang · ■ Mairang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**43%

Tap water ****100%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**17%

Television ****14%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****80%**

**49%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Shyrwang?

■ Shyrwang · ■ Mairang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****98.9%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****622**

**957

Working population ****41.7%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.3% for men and 99.4% for women. 40% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 155 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 7 (3%)

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

- Mawtikhar499 people
- Sohjarang495 people
- Umpdem491 people
- Mawkarah nongpyndiang489 people
- Mawriangtynnai486 people
- Mawkyi481 people
- Mawlumkhri475 people
- Weimynsier470 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shyrwang?793120
- How far is Shyrwang from Nongstoin?38 km by road
- What is the population of Shyrwang?489 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shyrwang in?West Khasi Hills district (Mairang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Shyrwang?98.9% (Census 2011)