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About Wakchikong Village

Wakchikong is a small village in Dambo Rongjeng tehsil, in the district of East Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 427, made up of 216 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wakchikong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wakchikong village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Garo Hills
Tehsil Dambo Rongjeng
Pincode 793111
Population 427
Male Population 216
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wakchikong compares

By the 2011 count Wakchikong is the 30th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 275 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Wakchikong

Wakchikong is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Wakchikong as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Thaugittim, Upper Bamil, Upper Nangbak Apal and Upper Rongjeng. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Wakchikong

As per the Census of India 2011, Wakchikong village had a population of 427. That makes it the 30th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 275 residents.

Wakchikong village has 216 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wakchikong has about 977 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 987.

The pincode recorded for Wakchikong is 793111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wakchikong falls under Dambo Rongjeng tehsil of East Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Wakchikong notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Wakchikong.

Wakchikong is in Dambo Rongjeng tehsil of East Garo Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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