# Pynden Sohlang Village, Mawkyrwat – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Mawkyrwat, West Khasi Hills 

# Pynden Sohlang

Pynden Sohlang is a village in Mawkyrwat sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793114**. The 2011 Census counted **143 people in 25 households**, the 96th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%.

- 143people (2011)
- 25households
- 89.4%literacy
- 793114PIN code

## Pynden Sohlang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pynden Sohlang is 793114.** Pynden Sohlang falls in Mawkyrwat sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793114
- Community development blockMawkyrwat
- Census village code277427

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

## How far is Pynden Sohlang from nearby towns?

- Mawkyrwat (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)75 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)75 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 Sohlang?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Pynden Sohlang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawkyrwat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 8 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.

## Homes and amenities in Pynden Sohlang

Of every 100 households in Pynden Sohlang in 2011, 78 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pynden Sohlang · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**63%

Tap water ****100%**

**24%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**16%

Television ****4%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****39%**

**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 Sohlang?

■ Pynden Sohlang · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.4%**

**78.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****702**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**975

Working population ****44.8%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 83.7% for women. 45% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 32 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 29 (45%)

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

- Domtynrong153 people
- Nongbah Dommawthung152 people
- Mawbri151 people
- Mawblei143 people
- Mawksiar Pondi128 people
- Mawsde128 people
- Mawkabait127 people
- Phlangkynshi Sepngi127 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 Sohlang?793114
- How far is Pynden Sohlang from Nongstoin?75 km by road
- What is the population of Pynden Sohlang?143 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pynden Sohlang in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawkyrwat sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Pynden Sohlang?89.4% (Census 2011)