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About Pynthor Village

Pynthor is a mid sized village in Umsning tehsil, in the district of Ribhoi, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 844, made up of 436 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pynthor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pynthor village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Ribhoi
Tehsil Umsning
Pincode 793103
Population 844
Male Population 436
Female Population 408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 Pynthor compares

By the 2011 count Pynthor is the 43rd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 488 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Pynthor

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

Pynthor lies about 29 km from Ribhoi, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 58 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 Pynthor
Nearest town Laitumkhrah under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Umsning 18 km
District headquarters Ribhoi 29 km
Nearest railway station Kamalajari 58 km

Villages closest to Pynthor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pynthor village had a population of 844. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 488 residents.

Pynthor village has 436 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pynthor has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Pynthor is 793103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pynthor falls under Umsning tehsil of Ribhoi district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Pynthor is Kamalajari, about 58 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 Pynthor.

Pynthor is about 29 km from Ribhoi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pynthor is in Umsning tehsil of Ribhoi district. Laitumkhrah is about under 2 km away. Umsning is about 18 km away. Ribhoi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lumsohphoh (under 2 km), Sohphoh (under 2 km) and Umiam Hydel Project B (under 2 km).

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

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