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About Kenmynsaw Village

Kenmynsaw 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 1,041, made up of 516 males and 525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenmynsaw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenmynsaw village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawsynram
Pincode 793121
Population 1,041
Male Population 516
Female Population 525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
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 Kenmynsaw compares

By the 2011 count Kenmynsaw is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Kenmynsaw

Kenmynsaw is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kenmynsaw 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 Kenmynsaw from other places

Kenmynsaw lies about 27 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 Kenmynsaw
Tehsil headquarters Mawsynram 2.6 km
Nearest town Shella 17 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 27 km
Nearest railway station Bamunigaon 83 km

Villages closest to Kenmynsaw

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 Kenmynsaw

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenmynsaw village had a population of 1,041. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Kenmynsaw village has 516 males and 525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenmynsaw has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Kenmynsaw 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kenmynsaw.

Kenmynsaw is about 27 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.

Kenmynsaw is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawsynram is about 2.6 km away. Shella is about 17 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 27 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 Malai (under 2 km), Kenbah Syntein (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 Kenmynsaw today is likely to be higher.

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