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About Sder Village

Sder 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 153, made up of 73 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sder Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sder village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Khatarshnong Laitkroh
Pincode 793015
Population 153
Male Population 73
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
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 Sder compares

By the 2011 count Sder is the 58th 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, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Sder

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

Sder lies about 16 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 68 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 Sder
Tehsil headquarters Khatarshnong Laitkroh 16 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 16 km
Nearest town Shella 22 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 68 km

Villages closest to Sder

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 Sder

As per the Census of India 2011, Sder village had a population of 153. That makes it the 58th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 359 residents.

Sder village has 73 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sder has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Sder is শাহবাজপুর, about 68 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 Sder.

Sder is about 16 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.

Sder is in Khatarshnong Laitkroh tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Khatarshnong Laitkroh is about 16 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 16 km away. Shella is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Myiong (1.8 km), Mawmang (3.4 km) and Kongthong (5.0 km).

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

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