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About Pdengshakap Village

Pdengshakap is a mid sized village in Amlarem tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,472, made up of 728 males and 744 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pdengshakap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pdengshakap village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Jaintia Hills
Tehsil Amlarem
Pincode 793150
Population 1,472
Male Population 728
Female Population 744
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pdengshakap compares

By the 2011 count Pdengshakap is the 7th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 462 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Pdengshakap

Pdengshakap is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pdengshakap as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Pdengshakap from other places

Pdengshakap lies about 26 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is Longai, about 46 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 Pdengshakap
Tehsil headquarters Amlarem 6.8 km
Nearest town Jowai 23 km
District headquarters Jaintia Hills 26 km
Nearest railway station Longai 46 km

Villages closest to Pdengshakap

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 Pdengshakap

As per the Census of India 2011, Pdengshakap village had a population of 1,472. That makes it the 7th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 462 residents.

Pdengshakap village has 728 males and 744 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pdengshakap has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Pdengshakap is 793150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Pdengshakap is Longai, about 46 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pdengshakap.

Pdengshakap is about 26 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pdengshakap is in Amlarem tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Amlarem is about 6.8 km away. Jowai is about 23 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarangblang (6.7 km), Amlarem (6.8 km) and Muktapur (7.8 km).

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

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