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About Raliang Village

Raliang is a large village in Laskein tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,811, made up of 1,343 males and 1,468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raliang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raliang village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Jaintia Hills
Tehsil Laskein
Pincode 793150
Population 2,811
Male Population 1,343
Female Population 1,468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raliang compares

By the 2011 count Raliang is the 5th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,039 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Raliang

Raliang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raliang as Available within <5 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 Raliang from other places

Raliang lies about 16 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is Ditokcherra, about 61 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 Raliang
Tehsil headquarters Laskein 3.5 km
District headquarters Jaintia Hills 16 km
Nearest town Jowai 22 km
Nearest railway station Ditokcherra 61 km

Villages closest to Raliang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raliang village had a population of 2,811. That makes it the 5th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,039 residents.

Raliang village has 1,343 males and 1,468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raliang has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

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

Raliang falls under Laskein tehsil of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Raliang is Ditokcherra, about 61 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 village for Raliang.

Raliang is about 16 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raliang is in Laskein tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Laskein is about 3.5 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 16 km away. Jowai is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laskein (3.5 km), Shangpung Khlieh Mushut (4.3 km) and Shangpung Misssion (4.3 km).

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

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