About Shangpung Pohshnong Village

Shangpung Pohshnong is a large village in Laskein tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,803, made up of 1,362 males and 1,441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shangpung Pohshnong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shangpung Pohshnong village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	Jaintia Hills
Tehsil	Laskein
Pincode	793150
Population	2,803
Male Population	1,362
Female Population	1,441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,058
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shangpung Pohshnong compares

By the 2011 count Shangpung Pohshnong is the 6th 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 Shangpung Pohshnong

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

Shangpung Pohshnong 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 Pohshnong
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 Pohshnong

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.

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Common questions about Shangpung Pohshnong

As per the Census of India 2011, Shangpung Pohshnong village had a population of 2,803. That makes it the 6th 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.

Shangpung Pohshnong village has 1,362 males and 1,441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shangpung Pohshnong has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Shangpung Pohshnong 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 Pohshnong.

Shangpung Pohshnong 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 Pohshnong 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 Moolibang (under 2 km).

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