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About Pomblang Village

Pomblang is a small village in Mawsynram tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 403, made up of 202 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pomblang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pomblang village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawsynram
Pincode 793121
Population 403
Male Population 202
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
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 Pomblang compares

By the 2011 count Pomblang is the 47th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Pomblang

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

Pomblang lies about 48 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Boko, 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 Pomblang
Tehsil headquarters Mawsynram 22 km
Nearest town Shella 28 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 48 km
Nearest railway station Boko 87 km

Villages closest to Pomblang

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 Pomblang

As per the Census of India 2011, Pomblang village had a population of 403. That makes it the 47th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Pomblang village has 202 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pomblang has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

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

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

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

Pomblang is about 48 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.

Pomblang is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawsynram is about 22 km away. Shella is about 28 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laitumsaw (2.0 km), Khliehriat (2.0 km) and Mawpdai (2.6 km).

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

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