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About Wahiajer Village

Wahiajer is one of the larger villages in Thadlaskein tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,168, made up of 3,066 males and 3,102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wahiajer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wahiajer village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Jaintia Hills
Tehsil Thadlaskein
Pincode 793151
Population 6,168
Male Population 3,066
Female Population 3,102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wahiajer compares

By the 2011 count Wahiajer is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 882 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Wahiajer

Wahiajer is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Wahiajer as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Wahiajer from other places

Wahiajer lies about 28 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is Barahu, about 65 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 Wahiajer
Tehsil headquarters Thadlaskein 3.5 km
Nearest town Jowai 11 km
District headquarters Jaintia Hills 28 km
Nearest railway station Barahu 65 km

Villages closest to Wahiajer

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 Wahiajer

As per the Census of India 2011, Wahiajer village had a population of 6,168. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 882 residents.

Wahiajer village has 3,066 males and 3,102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wahiajer has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Wahiajer is Barahu, about 65 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Wahiajer.

Wahiajer is about 28 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wahiajer is in Thadlaskein tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Thadlaskein is about 3.5 km away. Jowai is about 11 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mupliang (4.6 km), Khliehtyrshi (5.9 km) and Nartiang (6.3 km).

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

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