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About Wahkaliar Village

Wahkaliar 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 197, made up of 93 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wahkaliar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wahkaliar village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Shella Bholaganj
Pincode 793111
Population 197
Male Population 93
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
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 Wahkaliar compares

By the 2011 count Wahkaliar is the 64th 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, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Wahkaliar

Wahkaliar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Wahkaliar 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. The nearest villages by name are Umtlang, Umwai, Ur U Wan and Wah U Tim. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Wahkaliar

As per the Census of India 2011, Wahkaliar village had a population of 197. That makes it the 64th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Wahkaliar village has 93 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wahkaliar has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

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

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

The census record for Wahkaliar notes the nearest railway station 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 Wahkaliar.

Wahkaliar is in Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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