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About Mutong Village

Mutong is a mid sized village in Khliehriat tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 815, made up of 375 males and 440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,173 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mutong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mutong village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Jaintia Hills
Tehsil Khliehriat
Pincode 793160
Population 815
Male Population 375
Female Population 440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,173
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mutong compares

By the 2011 count Mutong is the 33rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 827 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Mutong

Mutong is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mutong as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mutong from other places

Mutong lies about 23 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is Ditokcherra, 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 Mutong
Tehsil headquarters Khliehriat 23 km
District headquarters Jaintia Hills 23 km
Nearest railway station Ditokcherra 35 km
Nearest town Jowai 42 km

Villages closest to Mutong

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mutong village had a population of 815. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 827 residents.

Mutong village has 375 males and 440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mutong has about 1173 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Mutong is 793160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mutong falls under Khliehriat tehsil of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Mutong is Ditokcherra, 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 village for Mutong.

Mutong is about 23 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mutong is in Khliehriat tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Khliehriat is about 23 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 23 km away. Ditokcherra is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moo Pala (8.8 km), Lum Tongseng (9.2 km) and Tongseng (9.2 km).

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

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