Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills
# Nongkyna

Nongkyna is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793120. The 2011 Census counted 466 people in 72 households, the 32nd largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.
- 466 people (2011)
- 72 households
- 94.7% literacy
- 793120 PIN code

## Nongkyna PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Nongkyna is 793120. Nongkyna falls in Mawshynrut sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793120
- Community development block Mawshynrut
- Census village code 276459

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Nongkyna from nearby towns?
- Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ) 47 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town) 47 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Nongkyna?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Nongkyna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Mawthengkut
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nongkyna known for?

The main crops are paddy and maize.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Nongkyna

Of every 100 households in Nongkyna in 2011, 100 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Nongkyna · ■ Mawshynrut rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 30%
- Toilet within the home 96% 51%
- No toilet (open defecation) 4% 47%
- Tap water 100% 24%
- Drinking water within premises 41% 15%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100%
- Use banking services 51% 13%
- Television 68% 18%
- Mobile phone 82% 26%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 14% 2%
- None of these assets 4% 45%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Nongkyna?

■ Nongkyna · ■ Mawshynrut rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 94.7% 74.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 950 956
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 946 940
- Working population 55.2% 43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.0% for men and 92.2% for women. 52% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 45 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 81 (32%) · ■ Other work 40 (16%) · ■ Marginal 91 (35%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Mawshynrut
- Riangdim 496 people
- Tynghor 486 people
- Shallang Songsak 485 people
- Amagaon 474 people
- Rangolpara 465 people
- Langumshing B 462 people
- Nongjri 459 people
- Salbari 457 people

All 328 villages in Mawshynrut

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Nongkyna? 793120
- How far is Nongkyna from Nongstoin? 47 km by road
- What is the population of Nongkyna? 466 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nongkyna in? West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Nongkyna? 94.7% (Census 2011)

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