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About Pasadwar Village

Pasadwar is a small village in Amlarem tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 158 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pasadwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pasadwar village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Jaintia Hills
Tehsil Amlarem
Pincode 793109
Population 309
Male Population 158
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
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 Pasadwar compares

By the 2011 count Pasadwar is the 49th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 462 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Pasadwar

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

Pasadwar lies about 28 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is Longai, about 35 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 Pasadwar
Tehsil headquarters Amlarem 18 km
District headquarters Jaintia Hills 28 km
Nearest town Jowai 32 km
Nearest railway station Longai 35 km

Villages closest to Pasadwar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amlarem 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 Pasadwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Pasadwar village had a population of 309. That makes it the 49th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 462 residents.

Pasadwar village has 158 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pasadwar has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Pasadwar is 793109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pasadwar falls under Amlarem tehsil of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Pasadwar is Longai, about 35 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 Pasadwar.

Pasadwar is about 28 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pasadwar is in Amlarem tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Amlarem is about 18 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 28 km away. Jowai is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharkhana (under 2 km), Tarangblang (6.4 km) and Muktapur (8.7 km).

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

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