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About Wahkrem Village

Wahkrem 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 177, made up of 86 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wahkrem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wahkrem village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Shella Bholaganj
Pincode 793108
Population 177
Male Population 86
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
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 Wahkrem compares

By the 2011 count Wahkrem is the 70th 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 Wahkrem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wahkrem village had a population of 177. That makes it the 70th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Wahkrem village has 86 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wahkrem has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

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

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

The census record for Wahkrem 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 Wahkrem.

Wahkrem 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 Wahkrem today is likely to be higher.

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