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About Sutnga Village

Sutnga is a large village in Khliehriat tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,608, made up of 1,817 males and 1,791 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sutnga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sutnga village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Jaintia Hills
Tehsil Khliehriat
Pincode 793200
Population 3,608
Male Population 1,817
Female Population 1,791
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
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 Sutnga compares

By the 2011 count Sutnga is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 827 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Sutnga

Sutnga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sutnga 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 Sutnga from other places

Sutnga lies about 7.2 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is Ditokcherra, about 48 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 Sutnga
Tehsil headquarters Khliehriat 7.2 km
District headquarters Jaintia Hills 7.2 km
Nearest town Jowai 26 km
Nearest railway station Ditokcherra 48 km

Villages closest to Sutnga

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 Sutnga

As per the Census of India 2011, Sutnga village had a population of 3,608. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 827 residents.

Sutnga village has 1,817 males and 1,791 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sutnga has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Sutnga is 793200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Sutnga is Ditokcherra, about 48 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 Sutnga.

Sutnga is about 7.2 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sutnga is in Khliehriat tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Khliehriat is about 7.2 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 7.2 km away. Jowai 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 Um Lawang (2.9 km), Khliehriat East (7.2 km) and Khliehriat West (7.2 km).

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

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