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About Shankhla Village

Shankhla 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 78, made up of 37 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankhla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankhla village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Khatarshnong Laitkroh
Pincode 793015
Population 78
Male Population 37
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankhla compares

By the 2011 count Shankhla is the 78th 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, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Shankhla

Shankhla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shankhla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rikyrshang, Rngidiengsai, Rngimawsaw and Rymmai. 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 Shankhla

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankhla village had a population of 78. That makes it the 78th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 359 residents.

Shankhla village has 37 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankhla has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

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

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

The census record for Shankhla notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shankhla.

Shankhla 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 Shankhla today is likely to be higher.

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