About Khaidong Village

Khaidong is a small village in Saipung tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 179, made up of 100 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 790 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaidong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaidong village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	Jaintia Hills
Tehsil	Saipung
Pincode	793200
Population	179
Male Population	100
Female Population	79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	790
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaidong compares

By the 2011 count Khaidong is the 49th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 425 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Khaidong

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

Khaidong lies about 35 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is Dibolong, about 43 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 Khaidong
Tehsil headquarters	Saipung	22 km
District headquarters	Jaintia Hills	35 km
Nearest railway station	Dibolong	43 km
Nearest town	Jowai	49 km

Villages closest to Khaidong

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saipung 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 Khaidong

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaidong village had a population of 179. That makes it the 49th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 425 residents.

Khaidong village has 100 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaidong has about 790 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Khaidong is 793200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaidong falls under Saipung tehsil of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Khaidong is Dibolong, about 43 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 Khaidong.

Khaidong is about 35 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaidong is in Saipung tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Saipung is about 22 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 35 km away. Dibolong is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.