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About Pdang Village

Pdang 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 62, made up of 37 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 676 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pdang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pdang village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Khatarshnong Laitkroh
Pincode 793015
Population 62
Male Population 37
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 676
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 Pdang compares

By the 2011 count Pdang is the 83rd 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 Pdang

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

Pdang lies about 26 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 56 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 Pdang
Nearest town Nongthymmai 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Khatarshnong Laitkroh 26 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 26 km
Nearest railway station Kamalajari 56 km

Villages closest to Pdang

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 Pdang

As per the Census of India 2011, Pdang village had a population of 62. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 359 residents.

Pdang village has 37 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pdang has about 676 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 Pdang is 793015. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Pdang is Kamalajari, about 56 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 Pdang.

Pdang 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.

Pdang is in Khatarshnong Laitkroh tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Nongthymmai is about 8.8 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 Mawbeh (8.0 km), Mawbri (8.0 km) and Nongthymmai (8.8 km).

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

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