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About Laitmawlong Wahpein Village

Laitmawlong Wahpein is a small village in Khatarshnong Laitkroh tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 244, made up of 117 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laitmawlong Wahpein Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laitmawlong Wahpein village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Khatarshnong Laitkroh
Pincode 793015
Population 244
Male Population 117
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Laitmawlong Wahpein compares

By the 2011 count Laitmawlong Wahpein is the 41st largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below 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 Laitmawlong Wahpein

Laitmawlong Wahpein is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Laitmawlong Wahpein as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Laitmawlong Wahpein from other places

Laitmawlong Wahpein lies about 26 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 71 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 Laitmawlong Wahpein
Nearest town Shella 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Khatarshnong Laitkroh 26 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 26 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 71 km

Villages closest to Laitmawlong Wahpein

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.

Common questions about Laitmawlong Wahpein

As per the Census of India 2011, Laitmawlong Wahpein village had a population of 244. That makes it the 41st largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 359 residents.

Laitmawlong Wahpein village has 117 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laitmawlong Wahpein has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Laitmawlong Wahpein is শাহবাজপুর, about 71 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Laitmawlong Wahpein.

Laitmawlong Wahpein is about 26 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.

Laitmawlong Wahpein is in Khatarshnong Laitkroh tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 6.7 km away. Khatarshnong Laitkroh is about 26 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laitkynsew (3.2 km), Mawkalang (4.7 km) and Wahsohra (8.1 km).

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

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