About Kongthong Village

Kongthong is a mid sized village in Khatarshnong Laitkroh tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 567, made up of 275 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kongthong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kongthong village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Khatarshnong Laitkroh
Pincode	793015
Population	567
Male Population	275
Female Population	292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,062
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 Kongthong compares

By the 2011 count Kongthong is the 17th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 359 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Kongthong

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

Kongthong lies about 11 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 72 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 Kongthong
Tehsil headquarters	Khatarshnong Laitkroh	11 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	11 km
Nearest town	Shella	25 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	72 km

Villages closest to Kongthong

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khatarshnong Laitkroh 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.

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Common questions about Kongthong

As per the Census of India 2011, Kongthong village had a population of 567. That makes it the 17th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 359 residents.

Kongthong village has 275 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kongthong has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Kongthong is 793015. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kongthong falls under Khatarshnong Laitkroh tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Kongthong is শাহবাজপুর, about 72 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 Kongthong.

Kongthong is about 11 km from East Khasi Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kongthong is in Khatarshnong Laitkroh tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Khatarshnong Laitkroh is about 11 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 11 km away. Shella is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.