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About Kenshluid Village

Kenshluid is a small village in Mawsynram tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 125 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenshluid Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenshluid village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawsynram
Pincode 793121
Population 225
Male Population 125
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
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 Kenshluid compares

By the 2011 count Kenshluid is the 89th 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 shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Kenshluid

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

Kenshluid lies about 26 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, 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 Kenshluid
Tehsil headquarters Mawsynram 2.8 km
Nearest town Shella 12 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 26 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 83 km

Villages closest to Kenshluid

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 Kenshluid

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenshluid village had a population of 225. That makes it the 89th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Kenshluid village has 125 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenshluid has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Kenshluid is শাহবাজপুর, 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 Kenshluid.

Kenshluid is about 26 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.

Kenshluid is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawsynram is about 2.8 km away. Shella is about 12 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nongshluid (under 2 km), Synnei Nongrim (1.9 km) and Synnei Nongthymmai (1.9 km).

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

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