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About Lyngwa Village

Lyngwa is a small village in Mawphlang tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 158 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lyngwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lyngwa village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawphlang
Pincode 793120
Population 307
Male Population 158
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
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 Lyngwa compares

By the 2011 count Lyngwa is the 101st largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Lyngwa

Lyngwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lyngwa 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 Lumsohriew, Lyngdoh Phanblang, Lyngkhwir and Lyngkien Tangnew. 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 Lyngwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Lyngwa village had a population of 307. That makes it the 101st largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Lyngwa village has 158 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lyngwa has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

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

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

The census record for Lyngwa 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 Lyngwa.

Lyngwa is in Mawphlang 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 Lyngwa today is likely to be higher.

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