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About Lyngkynshieh Village

Lyngkynshieh is a small village in Khatarshnong Laitkroh tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 240, made up of 102 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,353 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lyngkynshieh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lyngkynshieh village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Khatarshnong Laitkroh
Pincode 793015
Population 240
Male Population 102
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,353
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lyngkynshieh compares

By the 2011 count Lyngkynshieh is the 43rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 359 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Lyngkynshieh

Lyngkynshieh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lyngkynshieh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lyngkynshieh from other places

Lyngkynshieh lies about 28 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Bamunigaon, about 60 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Lyngkynshieh
Tehsil headquarters Khatarshnong Laitkroh 28 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 28 km
Nearest town Nongstoin 28 km
Nearest railway station Bamunigaon 60 km

Villages closest to Lyngkynshieh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khatarshnong Laitkroh tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Lyngkynshieh

As per the Census of India 2011, Lyngkynshieh village had a population of 240. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 359 residents.

Lyngkynshieh village has 102 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lyngkynshieh has about 1353 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Lyngkynshieh is 793015. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lyngkynshieh falls under Khatarshnong Laitkroh tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Lyngkynshieh is Bamunigaon, about 60 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lyngkynshieh.

Lyngkynshieh is about 28 km from East Khasi Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lyngkynshieh is in Khatarshnong Laitkroh tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Khatarshnong Laitkroh is about 28 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 28 km away. Nongstoin is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laitmawsiang (16 km), Iewmawiong (17 km) and Ladmawphlang (23 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Lyngkynshieh today is likely to be higher.

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