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About Wahstew Village

Wahstew 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 167, made up of 83 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wahstew Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wahstew village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Khatarshnong Laitkroh
Pincode 793015
Population 167
Male Population 83
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wahstew compares

By the 2011 count Wahstew is the 56th 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Wahstew

Wahstew is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Wahstew as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Umdiengpoh, Umthli, Umtyngngar and Wahsohkhain. 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 Wahstew

As per the Census of India 2011, Wahstew village had a population of 167. That makes it the 56th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 359 residents.

Wahstew village has 83 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wahstew has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

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

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Wahstew.

Wahstew 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 Wahstew today is likely to be higher.

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