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About Rtiang Village

Rtiang is a mid sized village in Laskein tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 702, made up of 342 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rtiang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rtiang village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Jaintia Hills
Tehsil Laskein
Pincode 793150
Population 702
Male Population 342
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
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 Rtiang compares

By the 2011 count Rtiang is the 45th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below 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 Rtiang

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

Rtiang lies about 28 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is Barahu, 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 Rtiang
Nearest town Jowai 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Laskein 21 km
District headquarters Jaintia Hills 28 km
Nearest railway station Barahu 61 km

Villages closest to Rtiang

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 Rtiang

As per the Census of India 2011, Rtiang village had a population of 702. That makes it the 45th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,039 residents.

Rtiang village has 342 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rtiang has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Rtiang is Barahu, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rtiang.

Rtiang is about 28 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rtiang is in Laskein tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Jowai is about 16 km away. Laskein is about 21 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mukhap (10 km), Mynso A (11 km) and Mynso B (11 km).

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

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