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About Laitryngew Village

Laitryngew is a large village in Shella Bholaganj tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,313, made up of 1,666 males and 1,647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laitryngew Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laitryngew village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Shella Bholaganj
Pincode 793111
Population 3,313
Male Population 1,666
Female Population 1,647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Laitryngew compares

By the 2011 count Laitryngew is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 344 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Laitryngew

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

Laitryngew lies about 13 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 77 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 Laitryngew
Tehsil headquarters Shella Bholaganj 13 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 13 km
Nearest town Shella 19 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 77 km

Villages closest to Laitryngew

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shella Bholaganj 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 Laitryngew

As per the Census of India 2011, Laitryngew village had a population of 3,313. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Laitryngew village has 1,666 males and 1,647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laitryngew has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Laitryngew is 793111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laitryngew falls under Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Laitryngew is শাহবাজপুর, about 77 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 Laitryngew.

Laitryngew is about 13 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.

Laitryngew is in Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella Bholaganj is about 13 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 13 km away. Shella is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cherrapunjee (4.8 km), Nohkalikai (5.2 km) and Mawmluh (8.5 km).

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

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