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About Rangphlang Village

Rangphlang is a small village in Mawkynrew tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 119 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangphlang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangphlang village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawkynrew
Pincode 793015
Population 250
Male Population 119
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
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 Rangphlang compares

By the 2011 count Rangphlang is the 54th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 656 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Rangphlang

Rangphlang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rangphlang 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 Rangphlang from other places

Rangphlang lies about 11 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 74 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 Rangphlang
Tehsil headquarters Mawkynrew 9.4 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 11 km
Nearest town Nongthymmai 15 km
Nearest railway station Kamalajari 74 km

Villages closest to Rangphlang

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 Rangphlang

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangphlang village had a population of 250. That makes it the 54th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Rangphlang village has 119 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangphlang has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Rangphlang is Kamalajari, about 74 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 Rangphlang.

Rangphlang is about 11 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.

Rangphlang is in Mawkynrew tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawkynrew is about 9.4 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 11 km away. Nongthymmai is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasong (1.9 km), Umpdem (3.0 km) and Mawlyngot (4.1 km).

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

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