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About Kongwang Village

Kongwang is a mid sized village in Pynursla tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 527, made up of 266 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kongwang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kongwang village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Pynursla
Pincode 793112
Population 527
Male Population 266
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
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 Kongwang compares

By the 2011 count Kongwang is the 40th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 438 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Kongwang

Kongwang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kongwang 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. The nearest villages by name are Iarsohliang, Iew Pynursla, Iewduh Lyngkyrdem and Jading. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kongwang

As per the Census of India 2011, Kongwang village had a population of 527. That makes it the 40th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 438 residents.

Kongwang village has 266 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kongwang has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

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

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

The census record for Kongwang notes the nearest railway station 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 Kongwang.

Kongwang is in Pynursla tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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