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About Jatah Lakadong Village

Jatah Lakadong is a mid sized village in Mawkynrew tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 907, made up of 447 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jatah Lakadong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jatah Lakadong village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawkynrew
Pincode 793015
Population 907
Male Population 447
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jatah Lakadong compares

By the 2011 count Jatah Lakadong is the 15th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Jatah Lakadong

Jatah Lakadong is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jatah Lakadong as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jatah Lakadong from other places

Jatah Lakadong lies about 25 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Longai, 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 Jatah Lakadong
Tehsil headquarters Mawkynrew 5.8 km
Nearest town Jowai 15 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 25 km
Nearest railway station Longai 68 km

Villages closest to Jatah Lakadong

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mawkynrew 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 Jatah Lakadong

As per the Census of India 2011, Jatah Lakadong village had a population of 907. That makes it the 15th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Jatah Lakadong village has 447 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jatah Lakadong has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Jatah Lakadong falls under Mawkynrew tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Jatah Lakadong is Longai, 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 village for Jatah Lakadong.

Jatah Lakadong is about 25 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.

Jatah Lakadong is in Mawkynrew tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawkynrew is about 5.8 km away. Jowai is about 15 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jatah Nonglyer (under 2 km), Khlieh A Sem (3.9 km) and Mawkynrew (5.8 km).

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

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