# Pynden Sakwang Village, Mawkyrwat – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawkyrwat/pynden-sakwang/ Village · Mawkyrwat, West Khasi Hills # Pynden Sakwang Pynden Sakwang is a village in Mawkyrwat sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793114**. The 2011 Census counted **612 people in 102 households**, the 25th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%. - 612people (2011) - 102households - 98.3%literacy - 793114PIN code ## Pynden Sakwang PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pynden Sakwang is 793114.** Pynden Sakwang falls in Mawkyrwat sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code793114 - Community development blockMawkyrwat - Census village code277401 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pynden Sakwang from nearby towns? - Mawkyrwat (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Nongstoin (district HQ)50 km by road - Nongstoin (nearest town)50 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 Pynden Sakwang? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Pynden Sakwang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mawkyrwat - ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong - ○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 bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 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 Pynden Sakwang 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 Pynden Sakwang Of every 100 households in Pynden Sakwang in 2011, 89 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pynden Sakwang · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **61% Toilet within the home ****94%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **63% Tap water ****0%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****21%** **16% Television ****24%** **17% Mobile phone ****48%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****46%** **58% Own their home ****100%** **96% 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 Pynden Sakwang? ■ Pynden Sakwang · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****98.3%** **78.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1044** **975 Working population ****28.1%** **40.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.7% for men and 97.9% for women. 40% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 138 (80%) · **■** Other work 21 (12%) · **■** Marginal 13 (8%) 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 Mawkyrwat - Laitlawsnai665 people - Sohma648 people - Wahsiej636 people - Nongbrei Nongdom620 people - Photjaud Rangthong608 people - Nonglyngkein586 people - Sohkyllam582 people - Mawkohphet568 people [All 140 villages in Mawkyrwat](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawkyrwat/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pynden Sakwang?793114 - How far is Pynden Sakwang from Nongstoin?50 km by road - What is the population of Pynden Sakwang?612 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pynden Sakwang in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawkyrwat sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Pynden Sakwang?98.3% (Census 2011)