Village · Mawthadraishan, West Khasi Hills
# Kynshi Lawdihshit

Kynshi Lawdihshit is a village in Mawthadraishan sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793119. The 2011 Census counted 259 people in 43 households, the 67th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.
- 259 people (2011)
- 43 households
- 83.9% literacy
- 793119 PIN code

## Kynshi Lawdihshit PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kynshi Lawdihshit is 793119. Kynshi Lawdihshit falls in Mawthadraishan sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793119
- Community development block Mawthadraishan
- Census village code 276953

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

## How far is Kynshi Lawdihshit from nearby towns?
- Mawthadraishan (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ) 44 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town) 44 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kynshi Lawdihshit?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 private
- ● Middle school In village · 2 private
- ● 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
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kynshi Lawdihshit known for?

The main crops are rice, maize and potato.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kynshi Lawdihshit

Of every 100 households in Kynshi Lawdihshit in 2011, 0 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kynshi Lawdihshit · ■ Mawthadraishan rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 57%
- Toilet within the home 56% 51%
- No toilet (open defecation) 44% 46%
- Tap water 91% 36%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 3%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 5% 23%
- Television 0% 15%
- Mobile phone 9% 35%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 79% 52%
- Own their home 98% 95%

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

## What is the population of Kynshi Lawdihshit?

■ Kynshi Lawdihshit · ■ Mawthadraishan rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 83.9% 79.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1140 991
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1129 961
- Working population 42.5% 45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 82.5% for women. 49% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 3 (3%) · ■ Marginal 107 (97%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Mawthadraishan
- Rngisawlia 281 people
- Wahrinong 267 people
- Dombah 263 people
- Mawkatad 262 people
- Domkohmen 241 people
- Ranapbah 241 people
- Lawdisai 239 people
- Lummyrsiang 238 people

All 104 villages in Mawthadraishan

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kynshi Lawdihshit? 793119
- How far is Kynshi Lawdihshit from Nongstoin? 44 km by road
- What is the population of Kynshi Lawdihshit? 259 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kynshi Lawdihshit in? West Khasi Hills district (Mawthadraishan sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kynshi Lawdihshit? 83.9% (Census 2011)

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