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About Shangpung Moolibang Village

Shangpung Moolibang is a mid sized village in Laskein tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 677, made up of 361 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shangpung Moolibang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shangpung Moolibang village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Jaintia Hills
Tehsil Laskein
Pincode 793150
Population 677
Male Population 361
Female Population 316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shangpung Moolibang compares

By the 2011 count Shangpung Moolibang is the 49th 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, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Shangpung Moolibang

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

Shangpung Moolibang 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 Moolibang
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 Moolibang

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 Moolibang

As per the Census of India 2011, Shangpung Moolibang village had a population of 677. That makes it the 49th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,039 residents.

Shangpung Moolibang village has 361 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shangpung Moolibang has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Shangpung Moolibang 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 10+ km distance for Shangpung Moolibang.

Shangpung Moolibang 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 Moolibang 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 Misssion (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 Moolibang today is likely to be higher.

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