About Lyngkhom Village

Lyngkhom is a small village in Mawsynram tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 261, made up of 132 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lyngkhom Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lyngkhom village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawsynram
Pincode	793121
Population	261
Male Population	132
Female Population	129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
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 Lyngkhom compares

By the 2011 count Lyngkhom is the 79th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Lyngkhom

Lyngkhom is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lyngkhom 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lyngkhom from other places

Lyngkhom lies about 27 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 81 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 Lyngkhom
Tehsil headquarters	Mawsynram	5.8 km
Nearest town	Shella	8.7 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	27 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	81 km

Villages closest to Lyngkhom

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lyngkhom village had a population of 261. That makes it the 79th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Lyngkhom village has 132 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lyngkhom has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Lyngkhom is 793121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lyngkhom falls under Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Lyngkhom is শাহবাজপুর, about 81 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lyngkhom.

Lyngkhom is about 27 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.

Lyngkhom is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawsynram is about 5.8 km away. Shella is about 8.7 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.