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About Lyngkein Village

Lyngkein is a mid sized village in Mylliem tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 618, made up of 329 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793009, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lyngkein Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lyngkein village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mylliem
Pincode 793009
Population 618
Male Population 329
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
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 Lyngkein compares

By the 2011 count Lyngkein is the 44th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 928 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Lyngkein

Lyngkein is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lyngkein 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. The nearest villages by name are Lawsohtun, Liewlong, Lumdewsaw and Lummawbah. 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 Lyngkein

As per the Census of India 2011, Lyngkein village had a population of 618. That makes it the 44th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Lyngkein village has 329 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lyngkein has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Lyngkein is 793009. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lyngkein falls under Mylliem tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Lyngkein notes the nearest railway station 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 Lyngkein.

Lyngkein is in Mylliem 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 Lyngkein today is likely to be higher.

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