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About Pynthorlangtein Village

Pynthorlangtein is a mid sized village in Thadlaskein tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 639, made up of 321 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pynthorlangtein Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pynthorlangtein village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Jaintia Hills
Tehsil Thadlaskein
Pincode 793151
Population 639
Male Population 321
Female Population 318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
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 Pynthorlangtein compares

By the 2011 count Pynthorlangtein is the 54th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 882 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Pynthorlangtein

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

Pynthorlangtein lies about 22 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is Longai, about 65 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 Pynthorlangtein
Nearest town Jowai 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Thadlaskein 9.6 km
District headquarters Jaintia Hills 22 km
Nearest railway station Longai 65 km

Villages closest to Pynthorlangtein

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pynthorlangtein village had a population of 639. That makes it the 54th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 882 residents.

Pynthorlangtein village has 321 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pynthorlangtein has about 991 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Pynthorlangtein is 793151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pynthorlangtein falls under Thadlaskein tehsil of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Pynthorlangtein is Longai, about 65 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 Pynthorlangtein.

Pynthorlangtein is about 22 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pynthorlangtein is in Thadlaskein tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Jowai is about 4.1 km away. Thadlaskein is about 9.6 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muphlang (2.9 km), Sohmynting (3.2 km) and Myn I (4.1 km).

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

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