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About Siangkhnai Village

Siangkhnai is a small village in Mawkynrew tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 105 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 819 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siangkhnai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siangkhnai village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawkynrew
Pincode 793015
Population 191
Male Population 105
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 819
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 Siangkhnai compares

By the 2011 count Siangkhnai is the 61st 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, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Siangkhnai

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

Siangkhnai lies about 30 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Longai, about 62 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 Siangkhnai
Tehsil headquarters Mawkynrew 12 km
Nearest town Jowai 14 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 30 km
Nearest railway station Longai 62 km

Villages closest to Siangkhnai

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 Siangkhnai

As per the Census of India 2011, Siangkhnai village had a population of 191. That makes it the 61st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Siangkhnai village has 105 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siangkhnai has about 819 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Siangkhnai is Longai, about 62 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 Siangkhnai.

Siangkhnai is about 30 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.

Siangkhnai is in Mawkynrew tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawkynrew is about 12 km away. Jowai is about 14 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawjatap (under 2 km), Syntung (3.3 km) and Khlieh A Sem (5.5 km).

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

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