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About Rikyrshang Village

Rikyrshang 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 8, made up of 5 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 600 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rikyrshang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rikyrshang village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Khatarshnong Laitkroh
Pincode 793015
Population 8
Male Population 5
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 600
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 Rikyrshang compares

By the 2011 count Rikyrshang is among the smallest 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 Rikyrshang

Rikyrshang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rikyrshang 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 Pdei Puhbsein, Phong, Pyrda and Ramkheng. 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 Rikyrshang

As per the Census of India 2011, Rikyrshang village had a population of 8. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 359 residents.

Rikyrshang village has 5 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rikyrshang has about 600 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 Rikyrshang is 793015. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The census record for Rikyrshang 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 Rikyrshang.

Rikyrshang 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 Rikyrshang today is likely to be higher.

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