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About Domskong Village

Domskong is a small village in Mawsynram tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 356, made up of 184 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Domskong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Domskong village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawsynram
Pincode 793121
Population 356
Male Population 184
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Domskong compares

By the 2011 count Domskong is the 52nd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Domskong

Domskong is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Domskong as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Domskong from other places

Domskong lies about 28 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Bamunigaon, about 84 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 Domskong
Tehsil headquarters Mawsynram 2.4 km
Nearest town Shella 16 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 28 km
Nearest railway station Bamunigaon 84 km

Villages closest to Domskong

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Domskong village had a population of 356. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Domskong village has 184 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Domskong has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

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

Domskong falls under Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Domskong is Bamunigaon, about 84 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Domskong.

Domskong is about 28 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.

Domskong is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawsynram is about 2.4 km away. Shella is about 16 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jympiat (under 2 km), Kenbah Malai (under 2 km) and Kenbah Syntein (under 2 km).

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

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