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About Shnongpdeng Village

Shnongpdeng is a mid sized village in Amlarem tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 655, made up of 326 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shnongpdeng Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shnongpdeng village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Jaintia Hills
Tehsil Amlarem
Pincode 793109
Population 655
Male Population 326
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
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 Shnongpdeng compares

By the 2011 count Shnongpdeng is the 21st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above 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 Shnongpdeng

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

Shnongpdeng lies about 40 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 50 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 Shnongpdeng
Tehsil headquarters Amlarem 14 km
Nearest town Jowai 31 km
District headquarters Jaintia Hills 40 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 50 km

Villages closest to Shnongpdeng

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 Shnongpdeng

As per the Census of India 2011, Shnongpdeng village had a population of 655. That makes it the 21st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 462 residents.

Shnongpdeng village has 326 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shnongpdeng has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Shnongpdeng is শাহবাজপুর, about 50 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 Shnongpdeng.

Shnongpdeng is about 40 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shnongpdeng is in Amlarem tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Amlarem is about 14 km away. Jowai is about 31 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lamin (2.1 km), New Nonglamin (2.1 km) and Sohkha Mission (2.7 km).

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

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