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About Tyrngei Village

Tyrngei 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 171, made up of 93 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tyrngei Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tyrngei village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Shella Bholaganj
Pincode 793110
Population 171
Male Population 93
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
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 Tyrngei compares

By the 2011 count Tyrngei is the 71st largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below 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 Tyrngei

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

Tyrngei lies about 21 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 65 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 Tyrngei
Nearest town Shella 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Shella Bholaganj 21 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 21 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 65 km

Villages closest to Tyrngei

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 Tyrngei

As per the Census of India 2011, Tyrngei village had a population of 171. That makes it the 71st largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Tyrngei village has 93 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tyrngei has about 839 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 Tyrngei is 793110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Tyrngei is শাহবাজপুর, about 65 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 Tyrngei.

Tyrngei is about 21 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.

Tyrngei is in Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 17 km away. Shella Bholaganj is about 21 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawlatang (under 2 km), Suktia Inc Diengsiar (under 2 km) and Kemrang (1.6 km).

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

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