About Laitkynsew Village

Laitkynsew 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 474, made up of 244 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laitkynsew Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laitkynsew village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Shella Bholaganj
Pincode	793108
Population	474
Male Population	244
Female Population	230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Laitkynsew compares

By the 2011 count Laitkynsew is the 31st 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, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Laitkynsew

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

Laitkynsew lies about 27 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 74 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 Laitkynsew
Nearest town	Shella	5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shella Bholaganj	27 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	27 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	74 km

Villages closest to Laitkynsew

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.

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Common questions about Laitkynsew

As per the Census of India 2011, Laitkynsew village had a population of 474. That makes it the 31st largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Laitkynsew village has 244 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laitkynsew has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Laitkynsew is 793108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Laitkynsew is শাহবাজপুর, about 74 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 10+ km distance for Laitkynsew.

Laitkynsew is about 27 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.

Laitkynsew is in Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 5.2 km away. Shella Bholaganj is about 27 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.