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About Phong Village

Phong 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 202, made up of 104 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phong village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Khatarshnong Laitkroh
Pincode 793015
Population 202
Male Population 104
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
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 Phong compares

By the 2011 count Phong is the 51st largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 359 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Phong

Phong is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Phong 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. The nearest villages by name are Nongthymmai Lumthangding, Nongthymmai Pdeng, Nongtraw and Pdang. 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 Phong

As per the Census of India 2011, Phong village had a population of 202. That makes it the 51st largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 359 residents.

Phong village has 104 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phong has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

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

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

The census record for Phong notes the nearest railway station 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 Phong.

Phong is in Khatarshnong Laitkroh tehsil of East Khasi 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 Phong today is likely to be higher.

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