About Pyrkan Village

Pyrkan is a small village in Shella Bholaganj tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 345, made up of 184 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pyrkan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pyrkan village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Shella Bholaganj
Pincode	793108
Population	345
Male Population	184
Female Population	161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	875
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 Pyrkan compares

By the 2011 count Pyrkan is the 44th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 344 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Pyrkan

Pyrkan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pyrkan 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 Nongthynmmai, Nongwar, Old Kamorah and Pomramdah. 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.

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Common questions about Pyrkan

As per the Census of India 2011, Pyrkan village had a population of 345. That makes it the 44th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Pyrkan village has 184 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pyrkan has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Pyrkan is 793108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pyrkan falls under Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Pyrkan 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 Pyrkan.

Pyrkan is in Shella Bholaganj 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.