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About Tishang Village

Tishang is a small village in Pynursla tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 180, made up of 119 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 513 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tishang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tishang village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Pynursla
Pincode 793112
Population 180
Male Population 119
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 513
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 Tishang compares

By the 2011 count Tishang is the 88th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 438 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Tishang

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

Tishang lies about 28 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 60 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 Tishang
Nearest town Shella 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pynursla 18 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 28 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 60 km

Villages closest to Tishang

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 Tishang

As per the Census of India 2011, Tishang village had a population of 180. That makes it the 88th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 438 residents.

Tishang village has 119 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tishang has about 513 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 998.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Tishang is শাহবাজপুর, about 60 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 Tishang.

Tishang is about 28 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.

Tishang is in Pynursla tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 16 km away. Pynursla is about 18 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nongjri (under 2 km), Tyngkei (6.4 km) and Mawlam (8.5 km).

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

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