About Jongksha Village

Jongksha is a large village in Mawkynrew tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,210, made up of 1,595 males and 1,615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jongksha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jongksha village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawkynrew
Pincode	793015
Population	3,210
Male Population	1,595
Female Population	1,615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,013
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jongksha compares

By the 2011 count Jongksha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local 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 Jongksha

Jongksha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jongksha as Available within 5 - 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 Jongksha from other places

Jongksha lies about 18 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 69 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 Jongksha
Tehsil headquarters	Mawkynrew	4.8 km
Nearest town	Nongthymmai	12 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	18 km
Nearest railway station	Kamalajari	69 km

Villages closest to Jongksha

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.

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Common questions about Jongksha

As per the Census of India 2011, Jongksha village had a population of 3,210. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Jongksha village has 1,595 males and 1,615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jongksha has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Jongksha is Kamalajari, about 69 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jongksha.

Jongksha is about 18 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.

Jongksha is in Mawkynrew tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawkynrew is about 4.8 km away. Nongthymmai is about 12 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.