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About Nayabasti Village

Nayabasti is a mid sized village in Shella Bholaganj tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 680, made up of 365 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nayabasti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nayabasti village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Shella Bholaganj
Pincode 793112
Population 680
Male Population 365
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nayabasti compares

By the 2011 count Nayabasti is the 16th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 344 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Nayabasti

Nayabasti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nayabasti as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Nayabasti from other places

Nayabasti lies about 31 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 63 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 Nayabasti
Nearest town Shella 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Shella Bholaganj 31 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 31 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 63 km

Villages closest to Nayabasti

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 Nayabasti

As per the Census of India 2011, Nayabasti village had a population of 680. That makes it the 16th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Nayabasti village has 365 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nayabasti has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Nayabasti is শাহবাজপুর, about 63 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 village for Nayabasti.

Nayabasti is about 31 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.

Nayabasti is in Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 11 km away. Shella Bholaganj is about 31 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bholaganj (under 2 km), Chaklabasti (under 2 km) and Lad Sohbar (6.0 km).

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

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