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About Swer Village

Swer is a mid sized village in Khatarshnong Laitkroh tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,365, made up of 684 males and 681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Swer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Swer village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Khatarshnong Laitkroh
Pincode 793015
Population 1,365
Male Population 684
Female Population 681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Swer compares

By the 2011 count Swer is the 5th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 359 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Swer

Swer is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Swer as Available within village. 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 Sder, Shankhla, Sohkynduh and Sohrarim. 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 Swer

As per the Census of India 2011, Swer village had a population of 1,365. That makes it the 5th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 359 residents.

Swer village has 684 males and 681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Swer has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

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

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

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

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

Swer 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 Swer today is likely to be higher.

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