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About Pingwait Village

Pingwait 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 1,192, made up of 603 males and 589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pingwait Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pingwait village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawkynrew
Pincode 793015
Population 1,192
Male Population 603
Female Population 589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pingwait compares

By the 2011 count Pingwait is the 8th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Pingwait

Pingwait is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pingwait 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. The nearest villages by name are Nonghulew, Nongjrong, Nongpyrdi and Nongryngkoh. 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 Pingwait

As per the Census of India 2011, Pingwait village had a population of 1,192. That makes it the 8th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Pingwait village has 603 males and 589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pingwait has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

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

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

The census record for Pingwait notes the nearest railway station 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 Pingwait.

Pingwait is in Mawkynrew 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 Pingwait today is likely to be higher.

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