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About Dewsaw Pathaw Village

Dewsaw Pathaw is a small village in Pynursla tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 284, made up of 143 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewsaw Pathaw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewsaw Pathaw village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Pynursla
Pincode 793112
Population 284
Male Population 143
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewsaw Pathaw compares

By the 2011 count Dewsaw Pathaw is the 69th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 438 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Dewsaw Pathaw

Dewsaw Pathaw is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dewsaw Pathaw as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dewsaw Pathaw from other places

Dewsaw Pathaw lies about 29 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 78 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 Dewsaw Pathaw
Nearest town Shella 6.1 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Pynursla 30 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 78 km

Villages closest to Dewsaw Pathaw

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pynursla 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 Dewsaw Pathaw

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewsaw Pathaw village had a population of 284. That makes it the 69th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 438 residents.

Dewsaw Pathaw village has 143 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewsaw Pathaw has about 986 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 998.

The pincode recorded for Dewsaw Pathaw is 793112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewsaw Pathaw falls under Pynursla tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Dewsaw Pathaw is শাহবাজপুর, about 78 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dewsaw Pathaw.

Dewsaw Pathaw is about 29 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.

Dewsaw Pathaw is in Pynursla tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 6.1 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 29 km away. Pynursla is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewsaw (under 2 km), Lyngkhong Pdah (2.7 km) and Nongblai (3.1 km).

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

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