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About Pyngkya Village

Pyngkya is a small village in Mawkynrew tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 151 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pyngkya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pyngkya village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawkynrew
Pincode 793015
Population 294
Male Population 151
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pyngkya compares

By the 2011 count Pyngkya is the 46th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Pyngkya

Pyngkya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pyngkya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nongjrong, Nongpyrdi, Nongryngkoh and Pashang. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Pyngkya

As per the Census of India 2011, Pyngkya village had a population of 294. That makes it the 46th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Pyngkya village has 151 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pyngkya has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

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

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

The census record for Pyngkya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pyngkya.

Pyngkya is in Mawkynrew tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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