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About Laittyra Village

Laittyra is a small village in Shella Bholaganj tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 439, made up of 222 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laittyra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laittyra village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Shella Bholaganj
Pincode 793110
Population 439
Male Population 222
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Laittyra compares

By the 2011 count Laittyra is the 36th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 344 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Laittyra

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

Laittyra lies about 25 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 68 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 Laittyra
Nearest town Shella 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Shella Bholaganj 25 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 25 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 68 km

Villages closest to Laittyra

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 Laittyra

As per the Census of India 2011, Laittyra village had a population of 439. That makes it the 36th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Laittyra village has 222 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laittyra has about 977 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 969.

The pincode recorded for Laittyra is 793110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Laittyra is শাহবাজপুর, about 68 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 Laittyra.

Laittyra is about 25 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.

Laittyra is in Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 10 km away. Shella Bholaganj is about 25 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lad Sohbar (under 2 km), Lad Ryngud (under 2 km) and Sohbar (under 2 km).

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

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