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About Myiong Village

Myiong 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 66, made up of 38 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 737 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Myiong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Myiong village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Khatarshnong Laitkroh
Pincode 793015
Population 66
Male Population 38
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 737
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 Myiong compares

By the 2011 count Myiong is the 82nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 359 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Myiong

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

Myiong lies about 15 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 69 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 Myiong
Tehsil headquarters Khatarshnong Laitkroh 15 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 15 km
Nearest town Shella 24 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 69 km

Villages closest to Myiong

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 Myiong

As per the Census of India 2011, Myiong village had a population of 66. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 359 residents.

Myiong village has 38 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Myiong has about 737 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Myiong is শাহবাজপুর, about 69 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 Myiong.

Myiong is about 15 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.

Myiong is in Khatarshnong Laitkroh tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Khatarshnong Laitkroh is about 15 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 15 km away. Shella is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sder (1.8 km), Mawmang (1.8 km) and Kongthong (3.3 km).

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

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