Skip to main content

About Shangpung Misssion Village

Shangpung Misssion is a mid sized village in Laskein tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,203, made up of 575 males and 628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shangpung Misssion Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shangpung Misssion village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Jaintia Hills
Tehsil Laskein
Pincode 793150
Population 1,203
Male Population 575
Female Population 628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shangpung Misssion compares

By the 2011 count Shangpung Misssion is the 26th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above 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 Shangpung Misssion

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

Shangpung Misssion lies about 14 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is Ditokcherra, about 62 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 Shangpung Misssion
Tehsil headquarters Laskein 7.7 km
District headquarters Jaintia Hills 14 km
Nearest town Jowai 17 km
Nearest railway station Ditokcherra 62 km

Villages closest to Shangpung Misssion

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 Shangpung Misssion

As per the Census of India 2011, Shangpung Misssion village had a population of 1,203. That makes it the 26th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,039 residents.

Shangpung Misssion village has 575 males and 628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shangpung Misssion has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

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

Shangpung Misssion falls under Laskein tehsil of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Shangpung Misssion is Ditokcherra, about 62 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shangpung Misssion.

Shangpung Misssion is about 14 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shangpung Misssion is in Laskein tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Laskein is about 7.7 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 14 km away. Jowai is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shangpung Khlieh Mushut (under 2 km), Shangpung Moolibang (under 2 km) and Shangpung Moosyiem (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.