About Wahlang Village

Wahlang 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 617, made up of 310 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wahlang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wahlang village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawphlang
Pincode	793108
Population	617
Male Population	310
Female Population	307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Wahlang compares

By the 2011 count Wahlang is the 27th 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, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Wahlang

Wahlang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wahlang 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Wahlang from other places

Wahlang lies about 24 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 72 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 Wahlang
Nearest town	Shella	8.1 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mawphlang	27 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	72 km

Villages closest to Wahlang

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.

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Common questions about Wahlang

As per the Census of India 2011, Wahlang village had a population of 617. That makes it the 27th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Wahlang village has 310 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wahlang has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Wahlang is 793108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Wahlang is শাহবাজপুর, about 72 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 village for Wahlang.

Wahlang is about 24 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.

Wahlang is in Mawphlang tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 8.1 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 24 km away. Mawphlang is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.