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About Tanglei Village

Tanglei is a small village in Mawkynrew tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 384, made up of 188 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tanglei Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tanglei village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawkynrew
Pincode 793015
Population 384
Male Population 188
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tanglei compares

By the 2011 count Tanglei is the 40th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Tanglei

Tanglei is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tanglei 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 Rngibah, Siangkhnai, Siltham and Syniasya. 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 Tanglei

As per the Census of India 2011, Tanglei village had a population of 384. That makes it the 40th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Tanglei village has 188 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tanglei has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

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

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

The census record for Tanglei 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 Tanglei.

Tanglei 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 Tanglei today is likely to be higher.

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