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About Phlangwanbroi Village

Phlangwanbroi 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 939, made up of 437 males and 502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,149 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phlangwanbroi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phlangwanbroi village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawsynram
Pincode 793113
Population 939
Male Population 437
Female Population 502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,149
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phlangwanbroi compares

By the 2011 count Phlangwanbroi 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, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Phlangwanbroi

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

Phlangwanbroi lies about 36 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Bamunigaon, 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 Phlangwanbroi
Tehsil headquarters Mawsynram 9.7 km
Nearest town Shella 16 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 36 km
Nearest railway station Bamunigaon 87 km

Villages closest to Phlangwanbroi

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 Phlangwanbroi

As per the Census of India 2011, Phlangwanbroi village had a population of 939. 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.

Phlangwanbroi village has 437 males and 502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phlangwanbroi has about 1149 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Phlangwanbroi is 793113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Phlangwanbroi is Bamunigaon, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Phlangwanbroi.

Phlangwanbroi is about 36 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.

Phlangwanbroi is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawsynram is about 9.7 km away. Shella is about 16 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawsawa (under 2 km), Mawkasain (2.3 km) and Mawksing (2.3 km).

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

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