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About Ryngud Village

Ryngud 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 630, made up of 339 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ryngud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ryngud village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Shella Bholaganj
Pincode 793110
Population 630
Male Population 339
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
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 Ryngud compares

By the 2011 count Ryngud is the 22nd 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 Ryngud

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

Ryngud lies about 23 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 66 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 Ryngud
Nearest town Shella 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Shella Bholaganj 23 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 23 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 66 km

Villages closest to Ryngud

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 Ryngud

As per the Census of India 2011, Ryngud village had a population of 630. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Ryngud village has 339 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ryngud has about 858 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 Ryngud is 793110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Ryngud is শাহবাজপুর, about 66 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 Ryngud.

Ryngud is about 23 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.

Ryngud is in Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 14 km away. Shella Bholaganj is about 23 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sohkhmie (under 2 km), Laitiam (2.0 km) and Sohbar (2.3 km).

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

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