# Pyndensohsham Village, Ranikor, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Ranikor, West Khasi Hills 

# Pyndensohsham

Pyndensohsham is a village in Ranikor sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793106**. The 2011 Census counted **270 people in 52 households**, the 58th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 270people (2011)
- 52households
- 69.7%literacy
- 793106PIN code

## Pyndensohsham PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pyndensohsham is 793106.** Pyndensohsham falls in Ranikor sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793106
- Community development blockRanikor
- Census village code277199

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

## How far is Pyndensohsham from nearby towns?

- Ranikor (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)185 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)185 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 Pyndensohsham?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pyndensohsham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawsynram
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 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.

## Homes and amenities in Pyndensohsham

Of every 100 households in Pyndensohsham in 2011, 54 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Pyndensohsham · ■ Ranikor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**77%

Tap water ****100%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****14%**

**18%

Television ****50%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**58%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Pyndensohsham?

■ Pyndensohsham · ■ Ranikor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****756**

**966

Working population ****27.0%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.5% for men and 64.4% for women. 37% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 35 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (14%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 26 (36%)

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 Ranikor

- Pyndensynnia286 people
- West Rangasora278 people
- Chintusora271 people
- Nongpdengkynbah270 people
- Majisora269 people
- Sodorkura263 people
- Rajaju261 people
- Dommawlein253 people

[All 161 villages in Ranikor](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/ranikor/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pyndensohsham?793106
- How far is Pyndensohsham from Nongstoin?185 km by road
- What is the population of Pyndensohsham?270 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pyndensohsham in?West Khasi Hills district (Ranikor sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Pyndensohsham?69.7% (Census 2011)