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About Kyrphei Village

Kyrphei 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 516, made up of 257 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kyrphei Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kyrphei village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawsynram
Pincode 793121
Population 516
Male Population 257
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kyrphei compares

By the 2011 count Kyrphei is the 33rd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above 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 Kyrphei

Kyrphei is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kyrphei as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kyrphei from other places

Kyrphei lies about 15 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mirza, about 77 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 Kyrphei
Tehsil headquarters Mawsynram 13 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 15 km
Nearest town Shella 24 km
Nearest railway station Mirza 77 km

Villages closest to Kyrphei

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 Kyrphei

As per the Census of India 2011, Kyrphei village had a population of 516. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Kyrphei village has 257 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kyrphei has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Kyrphei is Mirza, about 77 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 village for Kyrphei.

Kyrphei is about 15 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.

Kyrphei is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawsynram is about 13 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 15 km away. Shella is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawlum Tyrsad (1.9 km), Tyrsad (1.9 km) and Umlangmar (2.3 km).

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

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