About Rangshken Village

Rangshken is a mid sized village in Mawphlang tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 639, made up of 309 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangshken Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangshken village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawphlang
Pincode	793121
Population	639
Male Population	309
Female Population	330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,068
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rangshken compares

By the 2011 count Rangshken is the 23rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Rangshken

Rangshken is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rangshken as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rangshken from other places

Rangshken lies about 7.8 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mirza, about 71 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 Rangshken
Tehsil headquarters	Mawphlang	3.4 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	7.8 km
Nearest town	Shillong	19 km
Nearest railway station	Mirza	71 km

Villages closest to Rangshken

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mawphlang 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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Rangshken

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangshken village had a population of 639. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Rangshken village has 309 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangshken has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Rangshken is 793121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangshken falls under Mawphlang tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Rangshken is Mirza, about 71 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Rangshken.

Rangshken is about 7.8 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.

Rangshken is in Mawphlang tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawphlang is about 3.4 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 7.8 km away. Shillong is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.