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About Wahlakhiat Village

Wahlakhiat 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 1,028, made up of 505 males and 523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wahlakhiat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wahlakhiat village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawkynrew
Pincode 793015
Population 1,028
Male Population 505
Female Population 523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
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 Wahlakhiat compares

By the 2011 count Wahlakhiat is the 9th 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, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Wahlakhiat

Wahlakhiat is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Wahlakhiat 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. The nearest villages by name are Umpdem, Umsawwar, Umsham and Umsning. 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 Wahlakhiat

As per the Census of India 2011, Wahlakhiat village had a population of 1,028. That makes it the 9th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Wahlakhiat village has 505 males and 523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wahlakhiat has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

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

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

The census record for Wahlakhiat 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 10+ km distance for Wahlakhiat.

Wahlakhiat 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 Wahlakhiat today is likely to be higher.

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