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About Muphlang Village

Muphlang is a mid sized village in Thadlaskein tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 592, made up of 296 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muphlang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muphlang village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Jaintia Hills
Tehsil Thadlaskein
Pincode 793151
Population 592
Male Population 296
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Muphlang compares

By the 2011 count Muphlang is the 60th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 882 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Muphlang

Muphlang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Muphlang as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Muphlang from other places

Muphlang lies about 19 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is Longai, about 64 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 Muphlang
Nearest town Jowai 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Thadlaskein 11 km
District headquarters Jaintia Hills 19 km
Nearest railway station Longai 64 km

Villages closest to Muphlang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muphlang village had a population of 592. That makes it the 60th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 882 residents.

Muphlang village has 296 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muphlang has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Muphlang is 793151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muphlang falls under Thadlaskein tehsil of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Muphlang is Longai, about 64 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Muphlang.

Muphlang is about 19 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muphlang is in Thadlaskein tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Jowai is about 3.3 km away. Thadlaskein is about 11 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pynthorlangtein (2.9 km), Myn I (3.3 km) and Sohmynting (5.8 km).

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

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