About Pongkung Village

Pongkung 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 1,081, made up of 546 males and 535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pongkung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pongkung village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawsynram
Pincode	793121
Population	1,081
Male Population	546
Female Population	535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pongkung compares

By the 2011 count Pongkung 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, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Pongkung

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

Pongkung lies about 22 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Bamunigaon, about 76 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 Pongkung
Tehsil headquarters	Mawsynram	9.8 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	22 km
Nearest town	Shella	24 km
Nearest railway station	Bamunigaon	76 km

Villages closest to Pongkung

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.

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Common questions about Pongkung

As per the Census of India 2011, Pongkung village had a population of 1,081. 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.

Pongkung village has 546 males and 535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pongkung has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Pongkung is Bamunigaon, about 76 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 village for Pongkung.

Pongkung is about 22 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.

Pongkung is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawsynram is about 9.8 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 22 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.