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About Mynska Village

Mynska is a large village in Laskein tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,328, made up of 1,159 males and 1,169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mynska Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mynska village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Jaintia Hills
Tehsil Laskein
Pincode 793150
Population 2,328
Male Population 1,159
Female Population 1,169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
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 Mynska compares

By the 2011 count Mynska is the 12th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,039 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Mynska

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

Mynska lies about 13 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is Ditokcherra, about 54 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 Mynska
Tehsil headquarters Laskein 8.3 km
District headquarters Jaintia Hills 13 km
Nearest town Jowai 25 km
Nearest railway station Ditokcherra 54 km

Villages closest to Mynska

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

Common questions about Mynska

As per the Census of India 2011, Mynska village had a population of 2,328. That makes it the 12th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,039 residents.

Mynska village has 1,159 males and 1,169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mynska has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Mynska is 793150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mynska falls under Laskein tehsil of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Mynska is Ditokcherra, about 54 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 Mynska.

Mynska is about 13 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mynska is in Laskein tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Laskein is about 8.3 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 13 km away. Jowai is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mynskiah (under 2 km), Raliang (7.2 km) and Laskein (8.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mynska today is likely to be higher.

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