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About Mynthning Village

Mynthning is a small village in Saipung tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 367, made up of 189 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mynthning Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mynthning village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Jaintia Hills
Tehsil Saipung
Pincode 793200
Population 367
Male Population 189
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mynthning compares

By the 2011 count Mynthning is the 35th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 425 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Mynthning

Mynthning is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mynthning as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mynthning from other places

Mynthning lies about 19 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is Ditokcherra, about 41 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 Mynthning
Tehsil headquarters Saipung 14 km
District headquarters Jaintia Hills 19 km
Nearest town Jowai 36 km
Nearest railway station Ditokcherra 41 km

Villages closest to Mynthning

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mynthning village had a population of 367. That makes it the 35th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 425 residents.

Mynthning village has 189 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mynthning has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Mynthning is 793200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mynthning falls under Saipung tehsil of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Mynthning is Ditokcherra, about 41 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 village for Mynthning.

Mynthning is about 19 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mynthning is in Saipung tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Saipung is about 14 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 19 km away. Jowai is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pala (4.1 km), Jalaphet Bri Sumer (4.2 km) and Jalaphet Bri Sutnga (4.2 km).

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

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