About Rasong Village

Rasong is a small village in Mawkynrew tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 210 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rasong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasong village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawkynrew
Pincode	793015
Population	421
Male Population	210
Female Population	211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,005
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rasong compares

By the 2011 count Rasong is the 35th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Rasong

Rasong is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rasong as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Rasong from other places

Rasong lies about 12 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 72 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 Rasong
Tehsil headquarters	Mawkynrew	8.3 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	12 km
Nearest town	Nongthymmai	14 km
Nearest railway station	Kamalajari	72 km

Villages closest to Rasong

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 Rasong

As per the Census of India 2011, Rasong village had a population of 421. That makes it the 35th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Rasong village has 210 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasong has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Rasong is Kamalajari, about 72 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 10+ km distance for Rasong.

Rasong is about 12 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.

Rasong is in Mawkynrew tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawkynrew is about 8.3 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 12 km away. Nongthymmai is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.