About Lyngkhwir Village

Lyngkhwir is a small village in Mawphlang tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 114, made up of 57 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lyngkhwir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lyngkhwir village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawphlang
Pincode	793120
Population	114
Male Population	57
Female Population	57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lyngkhwir compares

By the 2011 count Lyngkhwir is the 174th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 389 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Lyngkhwir

Lyngkhwir is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lyngkhwir as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Lyngkhwir from other places

Lyngkhwir lies about 20 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mirza, about 65 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 Lyngkhwir
Tehsil headquarters	Mawphlang	16 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	20 km
Nearest town	Shillong	29 km
Nearest railway station	Mirza	65 km

Villages closest to Lyngkhwir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lyngkhwir village had a population of 114. That makes it the 174th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Lyngkhwir village has 57 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lyngkhwir has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Lyngkhwir is 793120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lyngkhwir falls under Mawphlang tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Lyngkhwir is Mirza, about 65 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 5 - 10 km distance for Lyngkhwir.

Lyngkhwir 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.

Lyngkhwir is in Mawphlang tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawphlang is about 16 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 20 km away. Shillong is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.