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About Kenbah Malai Village

Kenbah Malai is a mid sized village in Mawsynram tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 779, made up of 402 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenbah Malai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenbah Malai village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawsynram
Pincode 793121
Population 779
Male Population 402
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kenbah Malai compares

By the 2011 count Kenbah Malai is the 17th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local 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 Kenbah Malai

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

Kenbah Malai lies about 28 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Bamunigaon, about 83 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 Kenbah Malai
Tehsil headquarters Mawsynram 2.8 km
Nearest town Shella 17 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 28 km
Nearest railway station Bamunigaon 83 km

Villages closest to Kenbah Malai

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 Kenbah Malai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenbah Malai village had a population of 779. That makes it the 17th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Kenbah Malai village has 402 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenbah Malai has about 938 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 Kenbah Malai is 793121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Kenbah Malai is Bamunigaon, about 83 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 10+ km distance for Kenbah Malai.

Kenbah Malai 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.

Kenbah Malai is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawsynram is about 2.8 km away. Shella is about 17 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 Kenbah Syntein (under 2 km), Kenmynsaw (under 2 km) and Jympiat (under 2 km).

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

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