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About Jyllep Village

Jyllep is a small village in Mawsynram tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 108 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jyllep Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jyllep village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawsynram
Pincode 793121
Population 212
Male Population 108
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 Jyllep compares

By the 2011 count Jyllep is the 92nd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 336 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 978.

Getting to Jyllep

Jyllep is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jyllep 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jyllep from other places

Jyllep lies about 46 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Boko, about 87 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 Jyllep
Tehsil headquarters Mawsynram 20 km
Nearest town Shella 25 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 46 km
Nearest railway station Boko 87 km

Villages closest to Jyllep

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 Jyllep

As per the Census of India 2011, Jyllep village had a population of 212. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Jyllep village has 108 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jyllep has about 963 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 978.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Jyllep is Boko, about 87 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 10+ km distance for Jyllep.

Jyllep is about 46 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.

Jyllep is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawsynram is about 20 km away. Shella is about 25 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khliehriat (under 2 km), Pyndensohsaw (under 2 km) and Mawpdai (under 2 km).

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

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