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About Wahkhim Village

Wahkhim 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 259, made up of 124 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wahkhim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wahkhim village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Shella Bholaganj
Pincode 793108
Population 259
Male Population 124
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
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 Wahkhim compares

By the 2011 count Wahkhim is the 57th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little 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 Wahkhim

Wahkhim is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Wahkhim 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 Umwai, Ur U Wan, Wah U Tim and Wahjain. 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 Wahkhim

As per the Census of India 2011, Wahkhim village had a population of 259. That makes it the 57th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Wahkhim village has 124 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wahkhim has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

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

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

The census record for Wahkhim 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 Wahkhim.

Wahkhim 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 Wahkhim today is likely to be higher.

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