# Pungphreit Village, Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills 

# Pungphreit

Pungphreit is a village in Nongstoin sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **298 people in 46 households**, the 60th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 298people (2011)
- 46households
- 74.8%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Pungphreit PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pungphreit is 793119.** Pungphreit falls in Nongstoin sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockNongstoin
- Census village code276702

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

## How far is Pungphreit from nearby towns?

- Nongstoin (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)25 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)25 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 Pungphreit?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Pungphreit; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Nongkroh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Pungphreit

Of every 100 households in Pungphreit in 2011, 39 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Pungphreit · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

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

**6%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**13%

Television ****4%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**1%

None of these assets ****69%**

**56%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Pungphreit?

■ Pungphreit · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1054**

**1003

Working population ****41.9%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 71.0% for women. 39% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 109 (87%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (5%) · **■** Other work 6 (5%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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 Nongstoin

- Mawbuhtraw311 people
- Nongkhniang307 people
- Lumpyngngad302 people
- Waregro302 people
- Mawkohniang294 people
- Mawrok287 people
- Rambrai285 people
- Laitphlang284 people

[All 238 villages in Nongstoin](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/nongstoin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pungphreit?793119
- How far is Pungphreit from Nongstoin?25 km by road
- What is the population of Pungphreit?298 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pungphreit in?West Khasi Hills district (Nongstoin sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Pungphreit?74.8% (Census 2011)