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About Tongkiad Village

Tongkiad is a small village in Laskein tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 111, made up of 53 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tongkiad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tongkiad village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Jaintia Hills
Tehsil Laskein
Pincode 793150
Population 111
Male Population 53
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tongkiad compares

By the 2011 count Tongkiad is the 80th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, 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 Tongkiad

Tongkiad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tongkiad 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. The nearest villages by name are Thadmurit, Thadmuthlong, Thadsning and Thangrain. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Tongkiad

As per the Census of India 2011, Tongkiad village had a population of 111. That makes it the 80th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,039 residents.

Tongkiad village has 53 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tongkiad has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

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

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

The census record for Tongkiad notes the nearest railway station 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 Tongkiad.

Tongkiad is in Laskein tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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