About Pyndensohsaw Village

Pyndensohsaw is a mid sized village in Mawsynram tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 804, made up of 408 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pyndensohsaw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pyndensohsaw village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawsynram
Pincode	793121
Population	804
Male Population	408
Female Population	396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
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 Pyndensohsaw compares

By the 2011 count Pyndensohsaw is the 13th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local 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 Pyndensohsaw

Pyndensohsaw is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pyndensohsaw 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 Pyndensohsaw from other places

Pyndensohsaw lies about 45 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Boko, about 87 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 Pyndensohsaw
Tehsil headquarters	Mawsynram	19 km
Nearest town	Shella	24 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	45 km
Nearest railway station	Boko	87 km

Villages closest to Pyndensohsaw

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 Pyndensohsaw

As per the Census of India 2011, Pyndensohsaw village had a population of 804. That makes it the 13th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Pyndensohsaw village has 408 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pyndensohsaw has about 971 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 Pyndensohsaw is 793121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Pyndensohsaw is Boko, about 87 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 Pyndensohsaw.

Pyndensohsaw is about 45 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.

Pyndensohsaw is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawsynram is about 19 km away. Shella is about 24 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.