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About Mynteng Village

Mynteng 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 43, made up of 21 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mynteng Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mynteng village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Shella Bholaganj
Pincode 793111
Population 43
Male Population 21
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
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 Mynteng compares

By the 2011 count Mynteng is the 111th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 344 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Mynteng

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

Mynteng lies about 25 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 76 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 Mynteng
Nearest town Shella 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Shella Bholaganj 25 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 25 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 76 km

Villages closest to Mynteng

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 Mynteng

As per the Census of India 2011, Mynteng village had a population of 43. That makes it the 111th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Mynteng village has 21 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mynteng has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mynteng is শাহবাজপুর, about 76 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 Mynteng.

Mynteng 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.

Mynteng is in Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 7.5 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 Mawjyndem (under 2 km), Pyndemdkhar (under 2 km) and Nongriat (under 2 km).

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

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