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About Rymbai Village

Rymbai is a large village in Khliehriat tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,788, made up of 2,354 males and 2,434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rymbai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rymbai village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Jaintia Hills
Tehsil Khliehriat
Pincode 793160
Population 4,788
Male Population 2,354
Female Population 2,434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rymbai compares

By the 2011 count Rymbai is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 827 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Rymbai

Rymbai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rymbai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Rymbai from other places

Rymbai lies about 4.2 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is Hilara, about 55 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 Rymbai
Tehsil headquarters Khliehriat 4.2 km
District headquarters Jaintia Hills 4.2 km
Nearest town Jowai 15 km
Nearest railway station Hilara 55 km

Villages closest to Rymbai

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 Rymbai

As per the Census of India 2011, Rymbai village had a population of 4,788. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 827 residents.

Rymbai village has 2,354 males and 2,434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rymbai has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Rymbai is Hilara, about 55 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rymbai.

Rymbai is about 4.2 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rymbai is in Khliehriat tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Khliehriat is about 4.2 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 4.2 km away. Jowai is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lad Rymbai B (under 2 km), Lad Rymbai Dat Simpein (under 2 km) and Lad Rymbai Dongwah (under 2 km).

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

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