Wahkhen, Pynursla
Wahkhen is a village located in the Pynursla Subdivision of East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya. The village falls in Pynursla block. It belongs to Shillong parliament constituency and Pynursla assembly constituency.
As on May 2024, the current population of Wahkhen is 1.5 thousands out of which 765 are males and rest 772 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1009 females per 1000 males. There are around 279 teenagers in Wahkhen. It has literacy rate of 58% which means around 885 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 1.5 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 314 households in Wahkhen, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 749. The pincode of Wahkhen is 793110 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Pynursla Sub Post office
- Pongtung Branch Post office
- Nongtyngur Branch Post office
- Pamshutia Branch Post office
- Wahkdait Branch Post office
Schools
Wahkhen has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Wahkhen Govt. L. P. School
- Wahkhen Up School
- Mawhiar L. P. School
- Sengkhasi L.P School Mawbeh
- Seng Khasi Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan L.P School Wahkhen
Hospitals
Wahkhen has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Pyrnai Sub-Center
- Wahsherkhmut Primary Health Center
- Nongtyngur Sub-Center
- Pongtung Primary Health Center
- Mawkliaw Primary Health Center
Banks
Wahkhen has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.