About Lynshing Village

Lynshing is a mid sized village in Mawkynrew tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,285, made up of 621 males and 664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lynshing Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lynshing village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawkynrew
Pincode	793015
Population	1,285
Male Population	621
Female Population	664
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,069
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lynshing compares

By the 2011 count Lynshing is the 7th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Lynshing

Lynshing is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lynshing as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Lynshing from other places

Lynshing lies about 20 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Longai, about 69 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 Lynshing
Tehsil headquarters	Mawkynrew	5.0 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	20 km
Nearest town	Jowai	21 km
Nearest railway station	Longai	69 km

Villages closest to Lynshing

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

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Common questions about Lynshing

As per the Census of India 2011, Lynshing village had a population of 1,285. That makes it the 7th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Lynshing village has 621 males and 664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lynshing has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Lynshing falls under Mawkynrew tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Lynshing is Longai, about 69 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lynshing.

Lynshing is about 20 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.

Lynshing is in Mawkynrew tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawkynrew is about 5.0 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 20 km away. Jowai is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.